More than seven months after a ransomware attack disrupted clinical operations at hospitals across the U.S., Ascension submitted a report showing the scope of the cybercrime. The report to federal regulators showed about 5.

Health care company Ascension lost sensitive data for nearly 5.6 million individuals in a cyberattack that was attributed to a notorious ransomware gang, according to documents filed with the attorney general of Maine.

Ascension says the May ransomware attack resulted in the breach of Social Security numbers, medical procedure codes and more.

Ascension Health says the personal, medical, and payment information of 5.6 million people was stolen in a May 2024 ransomware attack.

Ascension, one of the largest private U.S. healthcare systems, is notifying nearly 5.6 million patients and employees that their personal and health data was stolen in a May cyberattack linked to the Black Basta ransomware operation.

Healthcare provider Ascension has revealed the sensitive data of 5.6 million patients was compromised in a massive cyberattack earlier this year. The ransomware attack occurred in May and threw the company into turmoil,