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Class action settlement following ransomware attack will cost Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center about $52 million

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Dissent

Elise Takahama reports a settlement in a lawsuit stemming from a ransomware attack on Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle by the Hunters International gang:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has agreed to pay about $11.5 million to patients after a 2023 cyberattack put their personal data at risk.

Hackers targeted parts of Fred Hutch’s clinical network around Thanksgiving a year and a half ago, resulting in a wave of concern among former and current patients, some of whom were inundated with spam messages and email threats after the breach. At least nine lawsuits filed against Fred Hutch alleged the Seattle cancer care and health research center failed to provide adequate data security.

The complaints have since been consolidated into one, which King County Superior Court Judge Wyman Yip wrapped up with his final May 20 settlement order.

[…]

Overall, the agreement orders Fred Hutch to provide about $52.5 million, which includes the $11.5 million in cash payments to class members, as well as about $13.5 million in security improvements to its data network and about $25.5 million worth of two-year subscriptions for medical fraud monitoring and insurance for class members, Stephens said.

Read more at The Seattle Times.

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