Cybersecurity incident — 2016-11-26 00:00:00
Affected organization: Quest Diagnostics
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Health Care and Social Assistance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Quest Diagnostics says it is investigating a recent hack that exposed the personal health information of about 34,000 people. An "unauthorized third party" gained access to names, dates of birth, lab results and, in some cases, telephone numbers on Nov. 26 through a mobile health app that gives patients access to lab results and other information.