Seattle Cancer Patients Targeted with Blackmail Threats Following Fred Hutch Data Breach

Cancer patients at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle are being targeted with extortion emails following a recent data breach. The breach, which occurred on November 19th, exposed the personal information of an unknown number of patients. The emails threaten to leak the patients' data unless they pay a ransom. The center has advised patients not to pay and to report the messages to law enforcement. The extent of the breach and the number of affected patients are still being investigated.