Ascension reveals ransomware attack details Hospital system admits files that could contain personal information were stolen in cybersecurity incident Hannah Herner Hannah Herner Author twitter Author email Jun 13, 2024 Jun 13, 2024 Updated Jun 14, 2024 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn at 5127 Veterans Parkway in Murfreesboro. Photo: Matt Masters Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Ascension hospital system said a “small number” of files that may contain patient personal health information was taken by cyberattackers. In addition, the company announced that attackers were able to infiltrate the system because an employee downloaded a malicious file. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“(6 92G6 ?@ C62D@? E@ 36=:6G6 E9:D H2D 2?JE9:?8 3FE 2? 9@?6DE >:DE2<6[” pD46?D:@? D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E C682C5:?8 E96 6>A=@J66] k^DA2?mk^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mpD46?D:@? :D @776C:?8 A2E:6?ED 7C66 4C65:E >@?:E@C:?8 2?5 :56?E:EJ E967E AC@E64E:@? H9:=6 :56?E:7J:?8 9@H >2?J A2E:6?ED H6C6 27764E65 2?5 E96 6IE6?E @7 E96 52E2 DE@=6?] k^DA2?mk^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“#:89E ?@H[ H6 5@?’E <?@H AC64:D6=J H92E 52E2 H2D A@E6?E:2==J 27764E65 2?5 7@C H9:49 A2E:6?ED[” E96 4@>A2?J HC@E6 :? 2 (65?6D52J DE2E6>6?E] “x? @C56C E@ C6249 E9@D6 4@?4=FD:@?D[ H6 ?665 E@ 4@?5F4E 2 7F== C6G:6H @7 E96 7:=6D E92E >2J 92G6 366? :>A24E65 2?5 42C67F==J 2?2=JK6 E96>] (9:=6 H6 92G6 DE2CE65 E9:D AC@46DD[ :E :D 2 D:8?:7:42?E F?56CE2<:?8 E92E H:== E2<6 E:>6]” k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mp C2?D@>H2C6 2EE24< D9FE 5@H? E96 A2E:6?E A@CE2=[ 6=64EC@?:4 962=E9 DJDE6> :? 62C=J |2J 2?5 7@C465 E96 9@DA:E2= E@k^DA2?m kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^962=E9042C6^E6??6DD66\2D46?D:@?\=@42E:@?D\FD:?8\A2A6C\DJDE6>D\7@==@H:?8\C2?D@>H2C6\2EE24<^2CE:4=60b62eh_44\`a`7\``67\hebd\h32abeg25dcf]9E>=Qm>@G6 E@ A2A6C DJDE6>Dk^2mk^DEC@?8m kDA2?m2?5k^DA2?m kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^962=E9042C6^2D46?D:@?\6>6C86?4J\C@@>D\5:G6CE\A2E:6?ED\7@==@H:?8\C2?D@>H2C6\2EE24<^2CE:4=603e5a`2_4\``d5\``67\3bbg\2fcf_43`hga3]9E>=Qm5:G6CE D@>6 D6CG:46Dk^2mk^DEC@?8m kDA2?mE@ @E96C 2C62 9@DA:E2=D] !2E:6?ED 6IA6C:6?465 56=2JD :? D6CG:46] k^DA2?mk^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mpD46?D:@? H2D 23=6 E@k^DA2?m kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^962=E9042C6^962=E9\42C6\?@E6D\2D46?D:@?\C6DE@C6D\69C\=@42==J^2CE:4=60hdcg45`_\acbh\``67\3g42\73`d76a2`ede]9E>=QmC6DE@C6 2446DD E@ tw# :? %6??6DD66k^2mk^DEC@?8m kDA2?m@? yF?6 e[ H:E9 A=2?D E@k^DA2?m kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^962=E9042C6^2D46?D:@?\368:?D\C6DE@C:?8\6=64EC@?:4\962=E9\C64@C5\2446DD^2CE:4=60`fgd5aa4\aa2e\``67\3644\6bdgb3fh`24g]9E>=QmC6DE@C6 :E :? 2== 2C62Dk^2mk^DEC@?8m kDA2?m3J yF?6 `c] %96 4@>A2?J 92D 2=D@ D:?46 C6DE@C65 :ED A2E:6?E A@CE2=] pD46?D:@? D2:5 :? 2 (65?6D52J DE2E6>6?E E92E E96C6 :D “?@ 6G:56?46 E92E 52E2 H2D E2<6?” 7C@> E96 tw#] k^DA2?mk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Subscribers Ascension Saint Thomas Ascension Ransomware Hannah Herner Author twitter Author email Follow Hannah Herner Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Sponsored by
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