DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – The ransomware attack on the Ascension Health network is being repaired and officials say they should have the system restored by next week. The healthcare company was hit with a cyber attack in May affecting all their facilities.
The electronic system that contains patients’ medical records has been largely inaccessible since the May 8 cyberattack that hit Ascension, one of the country’s largest nonprofit health systems with some 140 hospitals and hundreds of clinics across 19 states.
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The attack is still being investigated by authorities. Ascension says they have restored systems in a few locations and the company’s prescription services have been restored.
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