Brown, Jake & McDaniel, P.C., a Knoxville, Tennessee accounting firm, disclosed that an unauthorized actor accessed its computer network between January 13 and January 21, 2026. The firm reportedly discovered the incident on January 20, 2026, and the matter was publicly described in a September 4, 2026 update by Class Action U.
The incident may have involved downloaded files containing client information. The disclosed information included names combined with certain other personal information, but the firm had not publicly itemized the specific data elements or reported an affected-person count. The available information does not confirm exposure of Social Security numbers, medical information, bank records, or payment-card data. Regulatory notifications and direct consumer-notification dates have not been publicly identified in the available source.