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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center data breach

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (United States) notified the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 29 February 2024. It told that state about 14,898 Washington residents; the total can be higher.

Breach reported 29 February 2024

Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
14,898 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
29 February 2024

What was exposed

The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.

Sources

Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to Washington. · Corrections and changes

Breach reported 22 December 2023

Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
1,694,184 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
22 December 2023
Across the state notices
at least 2,033,653 people (Oregon and Washington: each state counts only its own residents)
Breach began
19 November 2023
Time to tell
33 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.

What changed since it was first reported

  1. Confirmed breach, 1,694,184 Washington residents (Washington Attorney General)

Sources

Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to Oregon, California, Washington. · Corrections and changes

If Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center had your data

  1. Look for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
  2. The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
  3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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Earlier breaches at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

From the official registers’ and Have I Been Pwned’s full histories. A name match: check the notice to be sure it is the same company.

  1. California Attorney General · began 25 March 2022
  2. Washington Attorney General · 78,834 Washington residents

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