Quest Diagnostics warns of possible patient data theft after lab system attack
Original title: Quest Diagnostics warns of potential data theft after attack on lab service system
Quanum Lab Services Manager was taken offline Thursday; Quest expects it back Friday and says other operations were not hit.
Quest Diagnostics found unauthorized access to Quanum Lab Services Manager, the platform used to place test orders and look up results, and took it offline on Thursday. The company said it believes some patient data in the system was accessed and is investigating with law enforcement. Several other systems were paused, but Quest said no other part of the business was affected and the incident was not tied to recent PHP flaws. No group had claimed responsibility as of Thursday afternoon.
Unconfirmed: Quest says it believes some patient data was accessed but has not said what was taken, and no group has claimed the attack.
- Customers were told to use paper requisitions while the system is paused.
- Quest said it expected Quanum back by Friday.
- A spokesperson declined to describe the nature of the intrusion.
- Quest reported more than $11 billion in revenue last year.
Impact: possible access to some patient data
- 1.Use paper requisitions while Quanum Lab Services Manager access is paused.
- Products
- Quanum Lab Services Manager
- Victims
- Quest Diagnostics
- Countries
- United States
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1 min read at therecord.mediaNationwide lab test company Quest Diagnostics said one of its key systems may have experienced a breach of patient data.
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