001-12215
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16-1387862
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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500 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ
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07094
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(973) 520-2700
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
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DGX
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New York Stock Exchange
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events.
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between August 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019 an unauthorized user had access to AMCA’s system that contained information that AMCA had received from various entities, including
Quest Diagnostics, and information that AMCA collected itself;
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the information on AMCA’s affected system included financial information (e.g., credit card
numbers and bank account information), medical information and other personal information (e.g., Social Security Numbers);
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as of May 31, 2019, AMCA believes that the number of Quest Diagnostics patients whose information was contained on AMCA’s affected system was approximately 11.9 million
people; and
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AMCA has been in contact with law enforcement regarding the incident.
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suspended sending collection requests to AMCA;
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provided notifications to affected health plans and will ensure that notification is provided to regulators and others as required by federal and state law; and
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been working and will continue to work diligently, along with Optum360, AMCA and outside security experts, to investigate the AMCA data security incident and its potential
impact on Quest Diagnostics and its patients.
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
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Dated: June 3, 2019
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By:
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/s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
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William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
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Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
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