Overview

• Patients of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle have received threatening emails following a data breach last month.
• The November 19 hack potentially leaked patient data, including names, Social Security numbers, and medical history.
• Threatening emails claim that the data of more than 800,000 patients has been compromised and will be sold.
• The center has taken its clinical network offline, notified federal law enforcement, and hired a forensic security firm to investigate.
• Patients are advised to monitor their bank statements and credit reports, report suspicious or threatening communications to the FBI, and not to pay any demanded ransoms.