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   Top US lab testing firm hit with major data leak, exposes health info on 1.6   
   million users   
      
   Date:   
   Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:03:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   LSC confirms data breach in a press release.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC), a significant US-based laboratory for   
   healthcare providers, has revealed it suffered a data breach and lost some   
   member information.    
      
   In a press release published on its, LSC said it identified suspicious   
   activity within its network on October 27, 2024. It notified the police and   
   brought in third-party cybersecurity experts to analyze the incident and   
   assess its effects.    
      
   The investigation concluded in February 2025, and showed that certain LSC   
   patient and worker-related data might be affected.    
      
   Payment info stolen    
      
   According to BleepingComputer , roughly 1.6 million people are affected. The   
   stolen data has not yet leaked online, and no one claimed responsibility just   
   yet.    
      
   The data stolen varies from case to case, LSC says, adding that it may    
   include contact details (names, addresses, phone numbers, emails), as well as   
   medical and clinical information (date(s) of service, diagnoses, treatment,   
   medical record number, lab results, patient/accession number, provider name,   
   treatment location, and related-care details), health insurance information   
   (plan name, plan type, insurance companies, and member/group ID numbers), and   
   most worrisome - billing claims and payment data .    
      
   The data could also include claim numbers, billing details, bank account   
   details (bank name, account number, routing number), billing codes, payment   
   card details, balance details, and similar banking and financial information.    
      
   Furthermore, crooks may have taken peoples Social Security numbers, drivers   
   license or state ID numbers, passport numbers, dates of birth, demographic   
   data, student ID numbers, and other forms of government identifiers.    
      
   For LSC workers, the information involved may also include details about    
   their dependents or beneficiaries if that information was provided to LSC,    
   the press release reads.    
      
   LSC acts as a cooperative, meaning it's owned and governed by its member   
   physicians and clinics. The breach mostly affects people who did tests    
   through some Planned Parenthood centers that use LSC for their testing, it    
   was said.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/top-us-lab-testing-firm-hit-with-major-   
   data-leak-exposes-health-info-on-1-6-million-users   
      
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