On May 8, the health care organization Ascension experienced a cyberattack that disrupted access to its electronic health care records, patient portals, phones and systems used to order tests, medications and procedures.
The attack forced Ascension, which operates 140 hospitals across 19 states, to divert ambulances from several hospitals, an organization spokesperson said in an update.
Accordin140g to reporting by CNN, the hack was a ransomware attack, and the cybercriminals used a type of ransomware known as Black Basta.
Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly more common in health care. HHS