Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries critical risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Identity theft and synthetic identity construction using government-issued IDs
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
- Medical identity fraud or insurance abuse using health data
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
The Ascension Healthcare data breach is linked to the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer platform by the Cl0p ransomware group. This breach compromised sensitive personal and medical information of patients, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, insurance provider details, doctor's names, marital status, job information, and home addresses etc.,
About Ascension Healthcare
Large nonprofit Catholic health system operating hospitals and clinics.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 261K records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In May 2023, Ascension Healthcare experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 261K records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as full name, medical diagnosis, phone number, physical address:home, ssn.
Approximately 261K records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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