Millions Eligible for Cash Payouts After Labcorp Settlement Claims Breach 'Extends Beyond Initial Breach'

Labcorp patients whose data passed through American Medical Collection Agency during a 2018–19 cyberattack may be entitled to reimbursement under a settlement. (Credit: Chapmaa/Wikimedia Commons)

Millions of Americans whose medical data was handled by Labcorp through a debt collection agency between August 2018 and March 2019 could be in line for cash payouts from a $35 million class action settlement, with claims due by 3 September, according to court documents.

The agreement follows a cyberattack on American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a third-party vendor used by Labcorp, which allegedly exposed the personal and health information of up to 7.7 million of the diagnostics giant's patients.