Security News > 2024 > June > Ascension hacked after employee downloaded malicious file
Ascension, one of the largest U.S. healthcare systems, revealed that a May 2024 ransomware attack was caused by an employee who downloaded a malicious file onto a company device.
Ascension says this was likely an "Honest mistake" as the employee thought they were downloading a legitimate file.
"At this point, we now have evidence that indicates that the attackers were able to take files from a small number of file servers used by our associates primarily for daily and routine tasks. These servers represent seven of the approximately 25,000 servers across our network," an Ascension spokesperson said.
Ascension says it has yet to find proof that the attackers stole data from its Electronic Health Records and other clinical systems, which store the full patient records.
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