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Laboratory Corporation of America

ArchivedSubmitted 05/01/2013
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
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

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

  • 9/23/2026Added 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

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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