Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'
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Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'

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Key Points:

  • Quest Diagnostics disclosed a cyber breach involving unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform, potentially compromising certain patient records.
  • The company discovered the breach on Wednesday, has notified federal law enforcement, and is working with external cybersecurity experts to investigate the full scope.
  • It remains unclear how many patients were affected or which specific records were accessed in the incident.
  • Quest Diagnostics has experienced previous cyberattacks, including breaches in 2016 and 2019 that exposed patient data.
  • The company confirmed the recent breach is unrelated to the widespread PHP programming language vulnerabilities that have caused disruptions across various industries.

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