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A ‘mistake’ allowed hackers into Ascension’s IT system | Health IT

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Hackers were able to launch a ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension, disrupting its IT systems and operations for 140 hospitals, because an employee did something thousands of people do every single day.

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A ‘mistake’ allowed hackers into Ascension’s IT system | Health IT

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