Wakefield Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (WAK4802748111325)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Wakefield breach identified under incident ID WAK4802748111325.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Wakefield's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wakefield-&-associates-inc, the number of followers: 1063, the industry type: Financial Services and the number of employees: 268 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 700 and after the incident was 610 with a difference of -90 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Wakefield and their customers.

On 12 November 2025, Wakefield and Associates disclosed Data Breach issues under the banner "Wakefield and Associates Data Breach".

An unauthorized person accessed and/or acquired files from Wakefield and Associates’ network containing personally identifiable information (PII), including names in combination with Social Security numbers and medical records.

The disruption is felt across the environment, and exposing Social Security numbers, medical records and names, with nearly Tens of thousands records at risk.

In response, and stakeholders are being briefed through Public disclosure via Globe Newswire; legal firm (Lynch Carpenter, LLP) notified affected individuals for potential compensation claims.

The case underscores how Ongoing (Lynch Carpenter, LLP investigating claims), with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Affected individuals advised to contact Lynch Carpenter, LLP for case review.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating unauthorized individual accessed... network (implies potential abuse of existing credentials or accounts). Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with high confidence (95%), supported by evidence indicating accessed and exfiltrated... names combined with SSNs and medical records. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol (T1048) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating unauthorized individual... acquired files from Wakefield and Associates’ network and Automated Exfiltration (T1020) with moderate to high confidence (75%), supported by evidence indicating tens of thousands of individuals impacted (suggests bulk data extraction). Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism (T1598) with moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating exposure to potential identity theft, financial fraud, and privacy violations (PII/SSN/medical records abuse). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.