Cancer Center: Hackers Stole Research Files, Encrypted Data

University of Hawaii Cancer Center Paid Ransom Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 13, 2026

Cancer patients who participated in University of Hawaii Cancer Center studies during the 1990s may soon receive a notification that ransomware hackers stole their data in an August 2025 incident. The university's treatment center - the only National Cancer Institute-designated center in the state - will notify a yet-undisclosed number of individuals about hack.

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Experts said the hack spotlights concerning risks involving compromises of medical research data.

The cancer center told state officials in a December disclosure that it paid a ransom for a decryptor key and in exchange of a promise by hackers to destroy the ...