AHA, H-ISAC warn Hospitals about Black Basta following Ascension Cyberattack

AHA, H-ISAC warn Hospitals about Black Basta following Ascension Cyberattack

The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a threat alert Friday about the Russia-backed ransomware group Black Basta, warning of its accelerated attempted attacks against the healthcare sector. Prompted by H-ISAC, the American Hospital Association also sent a cybersecurity advisory with technical mitigation recommendations to its members.The alerts come in the wake of a major cyberattack impacting St. Louis-based Ascension health system that started this past Wednesday and continues to hamstring clinical operations.Staff at Ascension's hospitals reported flying blind with some clinical and IT services, including imaging, after widespread disruption that has the health system working to recover its systems.At least two healthcare organizations "in Europe and in the United States" saw serious operational disruptions in the past month after being hit with Black Basta ransomware, according to H-ISAC in the new bulletin.

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Black Basta has allegedly extorted more than $100 million since its emergence, making it a highly prolific ransomware, the H-ISAC noted in its May 10 announcement warning that the group is a major threat to the healthcare industry.According to four sources briefed on the investigation, CNN reported Friday that the cyber attack – which causes ambulance diversions at some Ascension hospitals – was caused by an attack using Black Basta ransomware.Information security experts from many different companies have weighed in on the Ascension attack – the most recent major breach in recent weeks, following other incidents involving Kaiser Permanente, Change Healthcare and others.


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