The ransomware attack on US health system Ascension affected approximately 5.6 million people, a significant increase from the 500 initially reported. Occurring in May 2021, the incident caused widespread disruption to patient care for more than a month. The breach, not detected until the healthcare providers had lost access to patient records, compromised personal and payment information, medical data, government identification, insurance details and more. The full impact on patients remains unknown.
Sonatype reports rise in open source malware to 17,954
The 1Q 2025 Open Source Malware Index from Sonatype revealed that open source malware packages doubled compared to the same period last year, with 56%
