Massive medical company data breach impacts millions

A major data breach at Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC), a medical non-profit, compromised sensitive information of 1.6 million people.

LSC provides lab testing services to a number of Planned Parenthood centers and has warned that folks who’ve visited those centers could’ve been affected.

“If you, or someone whose healthcare bills you pay for, visited one of these centers and had lab tests done or were referred for lab tests, your information might be part of this incident,” LSC wrote in a recent press release about the incident.

“Please be advised that this incident did not involve all Planned Parenthood centers. It specifically may have impacted only those centers that received lab testing services from LSC.”

LSC has a dedicated site for FAQs on the data breach incident, including states where it works with Planned Parenthood. The breached data differs from person to person, but LSC wrote a number of things — like medical info — could be affected.

In the press release, LSC noted that data such as this could have been exposed in the breach:

• Medical/Clinical Information: This may include information such as 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: This may encompass plan name, plan type, insurance companies, and member/group ID numbers.

• Billing, Claims, and Payment Data: This could involve claim numbers, billing details, bank account details (including bank name, account number, and routing number), billing codes, payment card details, balance details, and similar banking and financial information.

• Additional Identifiers: This may include Social Security Number, driver’s license or state ID number, passport number, date of birth, demographic data, student ID number, and other forms of government identifiers.

LSC said it was offering “free credit monitoring and medical identity protection services” to people who believe their information may have been compromised. If you suspect you’re affected, you can find more information at LSC’s site.