Quest Diagnostics discloses cyberattack that may have exposed certain patient records

The short version

• Quest Diagnostics disclosed unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform, which clients use to place orders and view results.[TechCrunch · Associated Press]
• The company believes certain patient records were accessed, but it has not said how many patients are affected.[TechCrunch · Associated Press]
• Quest says it notified federal law enforcement and that the incident is unrelated to recently disclosed PHP vulnerabilities.[TechCrunch · Associated Press]
• A 2019 breach at billing vendor American Medical Collection Agency affected about 11.9 million Quest patients.[TechCrunch · Associated Press]

Key facts

• Quest Diagnostics reported unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform after discovering it on Wednesday.[TechCrunch · Associated Press]
• Quest said it notified law enforcement and is investigating the incident.[TechCrunch · Associated Press]
• The company believes certain patient records were accessed, but the number of affected patients has not been disclosed.[TechCrunch · Associated Press]
• Quest confirmed to The Associated Press that the cyberattack was not related to the PHP vulnerability issue.[Associated Press]
• A 2019 breach at billing vendor American Medical Collection Agency affected personal information of about 11.9 million Quest patients.[TechCrunch · Associated Press]

Sources

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• Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting ‘certain patient records’Associated Press · Wire: associated-press
• Lab testing giant Quest Diagnostics confirms patients’ personal and health data was compromised during breachTechCrunch