A cyber attack targeting Ascension Via Christi hospitals, including the one in Manhattan, in May impacted about 5.6 million people, the company reported to federal regulators.
Ascension officials said they’re working with third-party experts to investigate the personal information that may have been compromised and, over the next 2-3 weeks, will mail notices to patients affected. Those people will receive free credit monitoring and identity protection services from Ascension.
Ascension officials said it’s impossible to confirm the data involved for each person, it may include medical, payment, insurance, government or other personal information. They also said that though patient information was involved, they haven’t found evidence that data was taken from Ascension’s electronic health records and other clinical systems.
