Cyber-attack on US clinical lab exposes data of 1.6 million people
A cyber-attack on a US clinical laboratory that provides testing services to Planned Parenthood leaked the information of 1.6 million people. The lab disclosed the breach in April 2025 and urged customers to protect their data. In May, it emerged that some patients remained unaware of the situation months after cybercriminals leaked the test data.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information of 1.6 million people
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- A laboratory serving Planned Parenthood disclosed a data breach affecting 1.6 million people.
- Following the cyber-attack, the laboratory urged 1.6 million customers to protect their data.
- It emerged that some patients remained unaware of the situation months after the test data leak.
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