FBI/CISA Warning: ‘Black Basta’ Ransomware Gang vs. Ascension Health

Russian ransomware rascals riled a healthcare organization, forcing them to turn away ambulances. Ascension Health Alliance, a nonprofit Roman Catholic health ministry, was breached by ransomware scum last week. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning similar organizations to be on their guard. Ascension had to turn ambulances away and rely on paper. In today’s SB Blogwatch, we pray for the patients.Your humble blog­watcher curated these bloggy bits for your enter­tain­ment. Not to mention: Important Things. Будет! What’s the craic? Paul Reuter’s Pratik Jain reminds us how this started: Ascension warns of suspected cyberattack; clinical operations disrupted “Initiated processes”Hospital operator Ascension reported disruptions to its clinical operations on Wednesday due to a suspected cybersecurity incident and advised business partners to temporarily disconnect from its systems … ”out of an abundance of caution.” … It said it continues to investigate the situation after detecting unusual activity.…It had initiated processes to ensure patient care delivery continues to be safe and minimally impacted, the nonprofit said. … Founded as a Catholic nonprofit in 1999, the network includes about 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals. Who dunnit? Bleeping’s Sergiu Gatlan drops the other shoe: CISA: Black Basta ransomware breached...