Navia Benefit Solutions Discloses Data Breach Affecting 2.7 Million Individuals
Navia Benefit Solutions, a Washington-based employee benefits administrator, disclosed a data breach on March 13, 2026, affecting almost 2.7 million individuals.
Key points
- Data breach disclosed on March 13, 2026.
- Affected approximately 2.7 million individuals.
- Unauthorized network access occurred between December 2025 and January 2026.
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Organization
- Published
- Mar 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 25, 2026
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- Source type: possible insider or internal misuse
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- Impact area
- Confidentiality
- Likely asset
- User or customer data
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Navia Benefit Solutions, a Washington-based employee benefits administrator, disclosed a data breach on March 13, 2026, affecting almost 2.7 million individuals. Hackers had unauthorized access to the company's network for a three-week period between December 2025 and January 2026. Potentially compromised data included names, email addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.
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