US medical org pays $50M+ to settle case after crims raided data and threatened to swat cancer patients

A Seattle cancer facility has agreed to fork out around $52.5 million as part of a class action settlement linked to a Thanksgiving 2023 cyberattack where criminals directly threatened cancer patients with swat attacks. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) disclosed its November 2023 attack a month later, after it …

[Anonymous Coward]

Context needed is that "SWATing" is done to induce patrol cops on the beat to reach for the hardware instead of a specialist team.

Even in blue states where guns aren't allowed without extensive permitting, this happens because it's not about the danger, it's about cops wanting an excuse to hurt someone.

https://www.npr.org/2016/12/08/504718239/military-trained-police-may-be-slower-to-shoot-but-that-got-this-vet-fired

[HMcG]

A prime example of the toxic culture that infects far too many police departments in America.