Patient Data for OPKO Health Subsidiary Possibly Hit in Cyberattack MT NEWSWIRES - 10:50 AM ET 6/6/2019 10:50 AM EDT, 06/06/2019 (MT Newswires) -- BioReference Laboratories, an OPKO Health ( OPK ) subsidiary, may have had its patient data compromised by a hack on its former collection agency's website, OPKO said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. The collection agency, Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, which does business as American Medical Collection Agency, told BioReference of unauthorized payment page activity on AMCA's website, according to the filing. The activity occurred between Aug. 1, 2018, and March 30, potentially compromising the data for about 422,600 BioReference patients. Included in the data were patient name, birthdate, home address and email address, phone number, date of service, provider and debt balance information, as well as credit card and bank account information. No social security numbers were affected, according to the filing. Not one word from the company.
Opko Health says over 400,000 customers likely affected by data breach REUTERS - 9:49 AM ET 6/6/2019 June 6 (Reuters) - Opko Health Inc ( OPK ) on Thursday said it was notified by its former billing collections vendor about unauthorized access to information on nearly 422,600 customers, making it the third healthcare company to be affected by the incident. American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) informed Opko Health ( OPK ) that the compromised data may include credit card and bank account information, email addresses and other data such as address, phone number and balance information. However, the company said no social security numbers, bank account passwords or security questions were compromised in the unauthorized activity that occurred between August 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019. Earlier this week, rivals Quest Diagnostics Inc ( DGX ) and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH) also announced that they were apprised of unauthorized access to their customer data stored on AMCA system. Opko Health ( OPK ) said it has not yet received the list of affected customers and had not been able to verify the accuracy of the information received from AMCA. AMCA told Opko Health ( OPK ) that it was notifying state attorneys general and other state agencies and nearly 6,600 customers that availed Opko's testing services and whose credit card or bank account details were stored in AMCA's affected system. Opko Health ( OPK ) said its affected unit, BioReference Laboratories Inc, suspended collection requests to AMCA since October last year, and has asked the vendor to stop working on any pending collection requests involving the company's customers. (Reporting by Saumya Sibi Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
This in not material news. This was a breach by a third party that serviced multiple health care and lab clients. OPK is no longer using the vendor. Unfortunately this is common place in today’s business environment. Not a reflection on BRLI!
The point was that the company hasn't said anything to us. Tell the stock investors that it wasn't Opko's fault.
Another paid dumper. Who gives a shit!? Obviously it wasn't opko's fault, it effected a number of lab services and was a 3rd party dumbass.
As if it could drive the stock below $2. What? It is? Been that way for how long? Really! Never mind then.
