Labcorp, Enzo Biochem Sued Over Ransomware Attack on Health Data | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings and Enzo Biochem Inc. were hit with a new lawsuit over a ransomware attack that affected the private health information of approximately 2.5 million clinical laboratory patients.

For two days, hackers had “unfettered access” to data including names, Social Security numbers, and clinical test information that the companies received from third parties, according to a proposed class action filed June 9 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Enzo Biochem, Labcorp, and Enzo Clinical Labs Inc. were negligent in their duty to protect the information and waited two months to …