Quest Diagnostics confirms patient information accessed in cyberattack, systems temporarily shut down

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   Quest Diagnostics Confirms Patient Data Exposed in Cyberattack

   Medical testing giant Quest Diagnostics confirmed that a recent cyberattack exposed certain patient records, forcing the company to temporarily shut down affected systems. The New Jersey-based laboratory operator stated that unauthorized access was discovered on Wednesday, prompting the temporary suspension of the Quanum Lab Services Manager platform. While core operations remain unaffected, the breach highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in healthcare technology systems following a series of recent medtech cyberattacks. CNBC reported that the incident was unrelated to recent PHP program breaches.

   Why it matters

   The healthcare sector continues to face heightened cyber security risks as medical labs and testing operators become frequent targets for threat actors seeking sensitive personal and health data. This incident follows a pattern of recent breaches affecting medtech companies. Quest Diagnostics took swift action to disable access to specific platforms to contain the threat and protect further patient information from exposure.

   What is confirmed

   • Quest Diagnostics confirmed that a cybersecurity breach involved patient health information or personally identifiable information.
   • The company disabled access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform after discovering unauthorized access on Wednesday.
   • Quest Diagnostics stated that core operations remain unaffected by the incident.
   • The cyberbreach was unrelated to recent PHP program breaches.

   What to watch next

   • Updates from Quest Diagnostics on the full scope of compromised patient records
   • Further disclosures regarding the identity of the threat actors behind the attack
   Sources used for this update (12)

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