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Quest Diagnostics Reports Hack on IT System Used by Clients

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Quest Diagnostics Reports Hack on IT System Used by Clients

Quest Diagnostics disclosed a cybersecurity incident affecting its Quanum LSM system, a platform used by healthcare providers to manage lab test orders and access patient results. The company reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission that the breach likely compromised certain patient records. The scope and nature of the compromise remain under investigation.

Why it matters: Healthcare providers and their patients face potential exposure of medical records and lab results; practitioners should identify whether their organization uses this system and begin incident response procedures.

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Quest Diagnostics Reports Hack on IT System Used by Clients

Quest Diagnostics disclosed a cybersecurity incident affecting its Quanum LSM system, a platform used by healthcare providers to manage lab test orders and access patient results. The company reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission that the breach likely compromised certain patient records. The scope and nature of the compromise remain under investigation.

Why it matters: Healthcare providers and their patients face potential exposure of medical records and lab results; practitioners should identify whether their organization uses this system and begin incident response procedures.

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breaches incidents

Quest Diagnostics Reports Hack on IT System Used by Clients

Quest Diagnostics disclosed a cybersecurity incident affecting its Quanum LSM system, a platform used by healthcare providers to manage lab test orders and access patient results. The company reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission that the breach likely compromised certain patient records. The scope and nature of the compromise remain under investigation.

Why it matters: Healthcare providers and their patients face potential exposure of medical records and lab results; practitioners should identify whether their organization uses this system and begin incident response procedures.

First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker

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Correction recorded as of .

breaches incidents

Quest Diagnostics Reports Hack on IT System Used by Clients

Quest Diagnostics disclosed a cybersecurity incident affecting its Quanum LSM system, a platform used by healthcare providers to manage lab test orders and access patient results. The company reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission that the breach likely compromised certain patient records. The scope and nature of the compromise remain under investigation.

Why it matters: Healthcare providers and their patients face potential exposure of medical records and lab results; practitioners should identify whether their organization uses this system and begin incident response procedures.

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