Quest Diagnostics Reports Unauthorized Access to Patient Records System
Summary
Quest Diagnostics reported unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager and said certain patient records may have been accessed. The scope is unknown; the company notified federal law enforcement and is investigating with external experts.
Key points
- Quest Diagnostics said it discovered unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager on Wednesday and reported it in a Thursday regulatory filing.
- The platform lets certain clients place test orders and receive or look up results.
- The company believes certain patient records were accessed, but the number of patients and specific records affected are unknown.
- Quest Diagnostics notified federal law enforcement and is working with external cybersecurity experts on its response.
- The company told The Associated Press the breach was not related to the PHP vulnerabilities discussed in the article.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Quest Diagnostics
- Incident Type
- Cyber breach involving unauthorized access to the Quanum Lab Services Manager
- Data Types Exposed
- Certain patient records; specific record types are unknown
- Affected Records
- Unknown; the number of affected patients and records remains under investigation
- Operational Impact
- The company is investigating the scope and working with external cybersecurity experts. Quest Diagnostics said the breach was not related to the PHP vulnerability issue.
- Claim Status
- confirmed