University of Hawaii says a ransomware gang stole data on ~1.2M people after breaching its Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division in Aug 2025.

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University of Hawaii says a ransomware gang stole data on ~1.2M people after breaching its Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division in Aug 2025. SSNs & DL numbers from research files were accessed.

Clinical ops & student records unaffected. UH paid for decryption. #databreach

UH Cancer Center data breach affects nearly 1.2 million people

The University of Hawaii confirmed that a ransomware gang stole the data of nearly 1.2 million individuals in August 2025 after breaching its Cancer Center's Epidemiology Division.

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