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Quest Diagnostics

Quest Diagnostics notified California AG on Dec 12, 2016 of a data breach, which occurred on Nov 26, 2016. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Date of birth, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

All 4 filings by Quest Diagnostics, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Quest Diagnostics
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Dec 12, 2016
Date(s) of breach
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Date of birth Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Nov 28, 2016, as stated in the letter
"3 Giralda Farms Madison, New Jersey 07940 QuestDiagnostics.com December 12, 2016 [Patient Name] [Patient Address line one] [Patient Address line two] Dear [Patient Name] : Quest Diagnostics regrets to notify you of a breach of your Prote..."
Days to notice
14 days from discovery (Nov 28, 2016) to the California record (Dec 12, 2016). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:18 UTC

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Other filings by Quest Diagnostics

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Quest Diagnostics California AG CA Nov 16, 2021 Not published Social Security numberEmail addressPostal addressName
Quest Diagnostics Oregon DOJ OR Dec 12, 2016 34,055 Not stated
Quest Diagnostics California AG CA Dec 19, 2014 Not published In the letter (PDF)

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