Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Wakefield & Associates, LLC (January 2026)

Organization named: Wakefield & Associates, LLC Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Jan. 30, 2026.

Organization as reported: Wakefield & Associates, LLC, TN
Entity type as reported: Business Associate
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Jan. 30, 2026
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9017, row:156)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

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.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

31,751 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 30, 2026, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2026-01-30Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9017)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Wakefield & Associates, LLC Named as a service provider Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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