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Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings

Labcorp will pay $2.3 million and overhaul security after a 44-state settlement tied to the 2019 AMCA breach.

A bipartisan coalition of 44 U.S. state attorneys general announced a settlement with Labcorp over cybersecurity failings tied to the 2019 American Medical Collection Agency breach. Labcorp agreed to pay a $2.3 million fine and to overhaul its data-security practices. The report is a litigation update, not disclosure of a new incident.

DataBreaches.netSep 26, 10:49 UTC · 21h agoPolicy & legal 2 sources

Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings

Labcorp will pay $2.3 million and overhaul vendor security after a 2019 breach of 10.2 million customers.

A bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general settled with Labcorp for a $2.3 million fine and mandated data-security reforms tied to a 2019 breach. The incident originated at debt collector American Medical Collection Agency and affected 10.2 million Labcorp customers, part of 27.5 million people impacted nationwide. Required changes include vendor incident-response planning, limits on data shared with vendors, contractual cybersecurity requirements, routine vendor audits, an independent security assessment, and data siloing. In 2021 a court ordered bankrupt AMCA to pay a suspended $21 million fine.

The Recordupdated Sep 26, 10:49 UTC · 21h agofirst Sep 25, 19:35 UTC · 1d agoPolicy & legal 2 sources

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Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings

Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings