“The company now mails data breach notifications to 5,599,699 affected individuals via the United States Postal Service.”
Ascension runs 140 hospitals and took in $28.3 billion in 2023. One employee downloaded one malicious file, and attackers left with medical records, Social Security numbers and passport numbers. Staff went back to paper and ambulances were diverted. Seven months later, patients get a letter and two years of identity monitoring.