Quest Diagnostics Lab Platform Breach Exposes Patient Data
Unauthorised access occurred on Quanum Lab Services Manager, the test ordering and results platform of US clinical laboratory company Quest Diagnostics. The company suspended the service and, determining that some patient data had been accessed, investigated the scope of the impact. Patients' personal and health information was compromised, and the total scale of the damage has not been disclosed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Quest Diagnostics
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal and health information and records of some patients
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access to the test ordering and results platform
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- Quest Diagnostics confirmed unauthorised access to its testing platform, suspended the service and investigated the scope of impact on patient data.
- Quest Diagnostics confirmed that patients' personal and health information had been compromised.
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