Black Basta Ransomware Attack Brought Down Ascension IT Systems: Report
On Friday, the nonprofit group Health-ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) issued an alert about the group, saying that Russia-linked Black Basta has ‘ recently accelerated attacks against the healthcare sector. ’ A cyberattack that affected clinical operations at St. Louis-based Ascension health system was perpetrated by Russia-linked ransomware group Black Basta, according to a report . CNN, citing four sources, reported Friday that the group was responsible for the data breach at Ascension Wednesday. On Friday, the nonprofit group Health-ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) issued an alert about the group, saying that Black Basta has “ recently accelerated attacks against the healthcare sector. ” CRN has reached out to both Ascension and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which has been aware of the group and issued its own alert in March 2023. HHS said that Black Basta was initially spotted in early 2022, known for its double extortion attack. The...