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Human error to blame in Ascension data breach that impacted 5.6 million patients | An "honest" mistake exposed a wealth of sensitive information
In a filing with the Maine Attorney General's office published on December 20, the American healthcare giant revealed that a staggering 5.6 million people had their personal...
The big picture: The healthcare sector has become a lucrative target for cybercriminals, given the abundance of exploitable data and the often inadequate cybersecurity measures affecting many providers. In a filing with the Maine Attorney General's office published on December 20, the American healthcare giant revealed that a staggering 5.6 million people had their personal and medical data exposed in a cyberattack earlier this year. As for how a massive healthcare system fell victim to such a severe hack, it came down to a classic error: an employee accidentally downloaded a malicious file disguised as legitimate.
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