Cyber Nightmare: Fred Hutchinson’s Data Breach Hits 1 Million Patients With Swatting and Spam Havoc

Facing a cyber siege, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center grapples with a data debacle—1 million patients’ info snagged. Hackers aren’t just phishing; they’re swatting, turning a security slip into a privacy apocalypse. #CyberattackChaos

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Remember when the worst thing you'd get in your inbox was a message from a Nigerian prince? Ah, the good old days. Now, thanks to our friends at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, a million patients are finding out that their most intimate details might be more exposed than a celebrity's Instagram account. And just when you thought spam was about discounted Viagra and unclaimed lottery fortunes, it's now about getting swatted. Who needs TV drama when you've got real-life cyber shenanigans?

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