US faith-based healthcare org Ascension says 'cybersecurity event' disrupted clinical ops

Healthcare organization Ascension is the latest of its kind in the US to say its network has been affected by what it believes to be a "cybersecurity event."

In a statement posted to its website on Wednesday, Ascension said it detected "unusual activity" on select networks earlier that day and recommended its partners suspend all connections to Ascension systems.

"Our care teams are trained for these kinds of disruptions and have initiated procedures to ensure patient care delivery continues to be safe and as minimally impacted as possible," it said. "There has been a disruption to clinical operations, and we continue to assess the impact and duration of the disruption."

Incident response specialists at Mandiant were called in to investigate, Ascension confirmed, and the relevant authorities have been made aware.

"Together, we are working to fully investigate what information, if any, may have been affected by the situation," it went ...