A diagnostics company that provides testing and laboratory services to healthcare providers said it was involved in a major cybersecurity incident that may have exposed the records of hundreds of thousands of individuals.
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, the hack occurred at the centers’ laboratory in New Jersey I mentioned As a “Hacking/IT Incident” it affected 542,377 people.
In a notice published by the company on its website He says An unauthorized entity gained access to its systems and stole data that may include patients’ dates of birth, driver’s licenses or state IDs, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, health insurance and medical records.
“The Centers became aware of suspicious activity in its IT environment on August 25, 2025. Upon learning of this, the Centers quickly isolated the affected systems and began an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic professionals. This investigation revealed that an unauthorized actor gained limited access to data on the Centers’ systems between August 9, 2025 and August 14, 2025, at which time the unauthorized actor copied the data. The data was then reviewed by the Centers by third-party specialists to conduct an audit. We provide a detailed breakdown of the information in question to determine whether it is sensitive and who it relates to, and after third-party review, the Centers conducted a comprehensive internal review of records to verify the information and proceed with notifications.
Centers Lab says it is now urging affected individuals to take advantage of one free credit report per year from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Currently, the company says it has strengthened its data privacy and security defenses to prevent a similar event from occurring in the future.
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