Ascension cyberattack impacted millions

Data breach notifications are hitting metro Birmingham mailboxes regarding a recent ransomware incident. Ascension is ...
Ascension was hacked through a social engineering email from a ransomware gang that lured an employee to download enabling the hacker to steal the company's data.
Ascension, a healthcare company that operates 140 hospitals and 40 senior care facilities throughout the country, disclosed that it had suffered a data breach going back to May of 2024 affecting 5.6 ...
The breach is the third largest reported to a portal managed by federal regulators this year.
On or about May 8, 2024, Ascension detected unauthorized activity in its computer systems. Ascension initiated an investigation, which included retaining consulting cybersecurity experts and ...