A disastrous cybersecurity breach earlier this year at one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States left the sensitive data of 5.6 million patients and employees exposed.
A Feb.29, 2024 ransomware attack at Ascension Health, which operates roughly 140 hospitals, 40 senior care facilities and 175,000 associated providers across the nation, wasn’t discovered until May 8th when it caused chaos in the systems forcing hospitals to use manual and paper based systems when computer and phone systems were shut down.
