Black Basta ransomware group suspected in Ascension data theft incident


U.S. healthcare provider Ascension has provided more details of its “cyber security event” last month, admitting that data was stolen, with some reports also suggesting that the Black Basta ransomware gang was behind the attack.

One of the largest nonprofit and Catholic health systems in the U.S. and also the second-largest operator of hospitals in the U.S. as of 2019, Ascension first disclosed that it had suffered a security issue on May 5.

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Source: SiliconAngle


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