Health-ISAC, AHA Warn Hospitals About Threat Of Russia-Based Cyberattacks

Healthcare IT News (5/13, Fox) reports, “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.” In response, “the American Hospital Association also sent a cybersecurity advisory with technical mitigation recommendations to its members.” The warnings “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.”