Massive Health Care Data Breach Threatens Millions
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Massive Health Care Data Breach Threatens Millions
Ascension, a healthcare company that operates 140 hospitals and 40 senior care facilities throughout the country, disclosed on December 19 that it had suffered a data breach going back to May of 2024 affecting 5,599,699 of its patients and employees.
Ascension was hacked through a social engineering email from a ransomware gang that lured an employee of Ascension to download malware that enabled the hacker to steal Ascension's data.
Full article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveweisman/2024/12/23/massive-health-care-data-breach-threatens-millions/
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