Fieldtex Products breach: 238,615 records exposed in IT incident
A Business Associate named Fieldtex Products, Inc. in New York reported a hacking/IT incident affecting 238,615 individuals. The filing was submitted to HHS OCR on November 20, 2025. The breach involved data stored on a network server. As a Business Associate, Fieldtex handles protected health information on behalf of covered entities. If your organisation contracts with Fieldtex for services, you should verify whether your patient data was among the affected records and review your business associate agreement for notification obligations. This filing confirms the incident was reported to the regulator; it does not specify the exact date the breach occurred or was discovered.
Sources differ:
- The HHS OCR filing cited here (dated 11/20/2025) lists 238,615 affected individuals; HIPAA Journal reports that three additional Fieldtex Products filings were added to the HHS OCR portal on 12/3/2025 covering another 35,748 individuals, putting the combined total at roughly 274,363.