What to know about the Ascension Health cybersecurity breach | WGN Radio 720

FILE – Buildings stand in the Milwaukee skyline on Sept. 6, 2022, in Milwaukee. A cyberattack on the Ascension health system across the U.S. diverted ambulances, caused patients to miss medical visits and blocked online their online access to their records. An Ascension spokesperson said it detected “unusual activity” Wednesday, May 8, 2024 on its computer network systems and that both its electronic records system and the MyChart system that gives patients access to their records and allows them to communicate with their doctors were offlline. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)