Hawaiʻi and 43 other states have settled a major data breach case against LabCorp, a win for consumers whose medical and personal records were exposed.

• The breach dates back to 2019 and hit a debt collector working for LabCorp, American Medical Collection Agency.
• Personal information for more than 27 million people was exposed, including over 17,000 Hawaiʻi residents.
• LabCorp agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle the claims brought by the states.
• The case highlights how much patient data sits with outside contractors rather than the lab itself.

Outlook: Expect payout details and stricter data-handling requirements for medical billing vendors to follow.