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Laboratory Corporation of America
ArchivedSubmitted 05/01/2013
Updated 1 hour ago ()
- State
- NC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,580
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 26, 2026
OCR description
A desktop computer tagged for destruction was stolen after hours from a facility of the covered entity (CE), Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp). The computer contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI)) of approximately 1,580 individuals, including clinical and demographic information, such as diagnoses, names, social security numbers, and dates of birth. The CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals. The CE also notified law enforcement and initiated an internal investigation. In coordination with OCR’s investigation, the CE retrained its employees, changed the storage location of mobile devices and computers, and updated the encryption for its desktop computers.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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