University of Hawaii Hack Exposed SSNs Of 1M+ People
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A ransomware attack at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center exposed Social Security numbers of up to 1.15 million people. Hackers stole and encrypted files in August, prompting notifications to affected individuals.
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat
A data breach at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center exposed the Social Security numbers of as many as 1.15 million people to computer hackers, the university said last week, providing more details about a ransomware attack UH first reported to the Legislature in December. UH has written letters to 87,493 participants of a cancer research study who might have been affected and sent emails to another 900,000 whose personal information also might have been stolen. In August, hackers broke into Cancer Center systems, gained the ability to steal the files containing the information and encrypted the files on the Cancer Center’s servers. Full Story