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March 18, 2024, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 4 – March 18, 2024 Issue

In California last month, Quest Diagnostics entered into a settlement agreement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and nine local district attorneys. KCRA News of Sacramento reported that the “settlement resolves allegations that the company unlawfully disposed of …

European Lab’s Data Breach Has Lessons for U.S. Clinical Labs

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 2 – February 5, 2024 Issue

IN WHAT COULD BE A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIES, a cybersecurity researcher has reported the discovery of a medical laboratory database that publicly exposed COVID-19 test records containing people’s personal data, including their names, passport numbers, appointment details, and test …

Cyberattack Victims Sue Enzo Biochem and Labcorp

By Scott Wallask | From the Volume XXX, No. 10 – July 10, 2023 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: It’s the latest reminder that clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups are at risk for two threats. One threat is a cyberattack that shuts down a lab’s IT system while stealing patient data. The other threat involves lawsui…

Expert Lists Strategies to Cope with Cyber Attacks

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 1 – January 10, 2022 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Class action lawsuits filed by patients whose protected health information (PHI) was breached during a cyber attack may be one additional unwelcome consequence for clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups hit by a ransomware or cyber attack. This is what happ…

All Labs Are Threatened by Encryption, Ransomware

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 12 – September 7, 2021 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Cybercrime—in the form of encryption attacks followed by ransom demands—is now a threat to every clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology group in the United States. Experts recommend that all labs elevate the attention they pay to their incident response teams ta…

All Labs Are Threatened by Ransomware Attacks

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 12 – September 7, 2021 Issue

This is an excerpt of a 1,652-word article in the September 7, 2021 issue of THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Cybercrime—in the form of encryption attacks followed by ransom demands—is now a threat to…

Volume XXXI, No. 5 – April 8, 2024

The fragmentation of consumer markets is reflected in clinical lab services, and The Dark Report examines this trend and how it will impact labs in the coming years. Also, The Dark Report notes that the FDA has issued a controversial memo to reclassify many high-risk IVD assays.

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