Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach of patient records
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 16:33 · Archive
Quest Diagnostics said it discovered a cyber breach of its Quanum Lab Services Manager system on Wednesday.
Quest Diagnostics, a medical laboratory operator, discovered a cyber breach of its Quanum Lab Services Manager system on Wednesday. The platform allows certain clients to place test orders and receive or view their results. The company reported 'unauthorized access' to the system in a Thursday regulatory filing and immediately notified federal law enforcement.
The full extent of the breach remains unclear. Quest Diagnostics said it believes 'certain patient records' were accessed but has not disclosed how many patients or which specific records were compromised. The company is investigating the scope of the breach and is working with external cybersecurity experts to respond.
Quest Diagnostics has experienced previous data breaches. In 2016, lab results and contact information of about 34,000 people were exposed. In 2019, personal information of about 11.9 million Quest patients was affected following a separate hack at American Medical Collection Agency, a billing collections service provider. The company confirmed to The Associated Press that its current breach is unrelated to recent PHP programming language vulnerabilities that have affected many websites worldwide.
How it is being reported
- Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients.News4Jax · 22 Oct, 15:31
- Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients.Clickorlando · 22 Oct, 15:31
In this story: Quest Diagnostics · Quanum Lab Services Manager · New Jersey · American Medical Collection Agency · The Associated Press
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