Wade's Dairy, a family-owned business in Connecticut, was impacted by a data breach that was discovered on July 8, 2026. The Akira ransomware group claimed responsibility for the incident and indicated that corporate data would be uploaded.
The compromised data reportedly includes detailed employee personal information such as name, date of birth, SSN, driver's license number, height, weight, race, sex, eye color, hair color, tattoo information, emails, and phone numbers. Additionally, project files, financials, customer information, contracts, and agreements were also affected. The precise number of individuals impacted by this breach has not been disclosed.
Further details regarding the scope of the breach, regulatory notifications, and consumer notifications have not yet been made public.