Quest Diagnostics takes lab results system offline after cyberattack

Quest Diagnostics discovered unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform, used to order tests and retrieve results, and took it offline. The company warned that some patient data may have been accessed and is investigating with law enforcement. Quest said the incident is unrelated to recent PHP vulnerabilities.

• Quanum LSM was taken offline after unauthorized access was found
• Quest believes some patient data in the system may have been accessed
• The company pledged to restore the system by Friday
• Quest reported more than $11 billion in revenue last year