CommonSpirit Health provides more detail to HHS on ransomware attack

CommonSpirit Health has told regulators that the protected health information of more than 623,700 people was comprised in a ransomware attack first announced in October, reports Healthcare Dive. The health system reported the breach on Dec. 1 to the Department of Health and Services, which is now investigating the breach. The attack may have exposed more than just patients: CommonSpirit said the information of family members and caregivers may have been accessed as well.