Wakefield & Associates
Disclosed Nov 7, 202510 months ago371,577 affectedConfirmed
The business associate (BA), Wakefield & Associates, LLC, reported that its third-party administrator experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 31,751 individuals. The PHI involved demographic and financial information. The BA notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. The BA notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical and administrative safeguards.
What is known
| People affected | 371,577 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Discovered | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Happened | Mar 2, 2025 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Social Security numbers, Health, Dates of birth, Addresses, Names |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Wakefield & Associatesoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: Wakefield & Associatesjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Texas Attorney General data security breach report BR-0004657: Wakefield & Associatesoag.my.site.com · Official notice | Official notice |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2025-11-07 Wakefield & Associates Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2025 data breach report: Wakefield & Associatesin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Wakefield & Associates (Business Associate, TN)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Nov 7, 2025 | 126 |
| Texas AGresidents of TX | Nov 12, 2025 | 2,286 |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Dec 18, 2025 | 371,577 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 30 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 30 | 31,751 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The business associate (BA), Wakefield & Associates, LLC, reported that its third-party administrator experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 31,751 individuals. The PHI involved demographic an · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-2025.pdf · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-11-07-wakefield-associates-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-11-12 to 2025-11-07 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["ssn","health","dob","addresses","names"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 371577 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-12-18 to 2025-11-12 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-01-30 to 2025-12-18 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2025-01-17 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.