"Ascension Seton Investigating Website Data Breach"

Ascension Seton recently announced that it was investigating a data breach involving the healthcare system’s legacy website that happened on March 1-2, 2023.  The company said the website was managed by a third-party vendor, Vertex, who is reviewing how access to the information was obtained.  Ascension stated that it does not have details about the affected information but said demographic information such as name, address, email address, phone number, insurance information, Social Security number (or tax identification number), or other clinical information was affected if it was provided on the legacy websites, Seton[.]net and DellChildrens[.]net.  The company noted that they do not believe any information was removed from the affected systems or was misused or shared.  Ascension networks and medical record systems were not affected.  Vertex has notified law enforcement about the breach.   Ascension said affected individuals have been notified, and complimentary credit and identity theft protection services have been provided for those who had Social Security numbers, credit card information, and/or insurance numbers impacted.  The incident has been reported to the Office for Civil Rights in accordance with obligations under the HIPAA rules.

KVUE-TV Austin reports: "Ascension Seton Investigating Website Data Breach"