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Quest Diagnostics says it had a cybersecurity problem that might have affected some patient records.

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Quest Diagnostics said an unauthorized party accessed certain patient records. Patient services have not been disrupted, but the exposure brings privacy and trust concerns, so the news weighs negatively.

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Patient records are sensitive, so access can create added investigation costs and weaken trust. Quest Diagnostics says patient services have not been disrupted and it brought in outside experts. Those steps limit immediate service concerns, but they do not undo the records exposure. The privacy risk weighs more heavily.

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