Wakefield & Associates Data Breach Exposes PII and PHI of Over 371,000 Individuals
Wakefield & Associates, a revenue cycle management and medical debt collection company, experienced a data breach on or before January 17, 2025. An investigation revealed unauthorized access and potential acquisition of files containing sensitive consumer information. The Akira ransomware group claimed responsibility. The breach affected 371,577 individuals, with compromised data including names, collection account information, Social Security numbers, driver's license/state ID numbers, financial information, and health information.
Wakefieldsolutions
- Domain
- wakefieldsolutions.com
- Sector
- Finance and Insurance
- Signals
- 1 linked
Signal context
First seen: Jan 17, 2025
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Data breach occurred on or before January 17, 2025.
- Unauthorized access to systems and data exfiltration.
- Akira ransomware group claimed responsibility.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Finance and Insurance
Likely country: Location not provided
Watch ransomware, endpoint compromise and business interruption exposure.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality, Availability
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 24 signals in the same sector
- 100 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Wakefield & Associates Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers of 371Khttps://www.claimdepot.com/data-breach/wakefield-associates-2025Public source from claimdepot.com.
Wakefield & Associates, LLC Announces 26,624 Data Breach - EKSMhttps://eksm.com/active-case/wakefield-associates-llc-announces-26624-data-breach/Public source from eksm.com.
Wakefield & Associates Announces Breach of Client Data - The HIPAA Journalhttps://www.hipaajournal.com/wakefield-associates-data-breach/Public source from hipaajournal.com.
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