Quest Diagnostics confirms data breach exposed patient records
Quest Diagnostics disclosed unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM system exposing patient records — a reminder that healthcare lab platforms with legacy integrations remain high-value targets for data theft.
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American clinical laboratory company Quest Diagnostics disclosed that patient records have been exposed after a threat actor gained unauthorized access to its Quanum LSM system. [...]
Editorial Analysis
Healthcare supply-chain partners handling sensitive data remain frequent breach targets; EU enterprises sharing diagnostic data with US labs should reassess data-processing agreements.
Review third-party lab and diagnostics vendor contracts for breach-notification SLAs and data-residency clauses under GDPR.
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