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Breach notice filed by Laboratory Corporation of America (May 2013)

Organization named: Laboratory Corporation of America Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of May 1, 2013.

Organization as reported
Laboratory Corporation of America, NC
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer
Submission date
May 1, 2013
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15415, row:6554)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

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.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,580 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 1, 2013, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15415)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Laboratory Corporation of America Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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