Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Data Breach via Third-Party Vendor
A cyberattack on a third-party vendor used by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department led to the exposure of sensitive personal information belonging to over 3 million hunting and fishing license customers.
Signal context
First seen: Jun 22, 2026
Last updated: Jun 29, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Over 3 million hunting and fishing license customers affected.
- Exposed data includes driver's license details, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, and residential addresses.
- The breach originated from a third-party license system vendor.
Signal analysis
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Likely country: 🇺🇸 United States
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- Source type: outside the affected organization
- Source type: supplier or third-party involvement
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 1 signal in the same sector
- 93 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Texas govt data breach exposes over 3 million driver's licenses - Bleeping Computerhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-govt-data-breach-exposes-over-3-million-drivers-licenses/Public source from bleepingcomputer.com.
Texas Parks & Wildlife data breach exposes millions of driver's licenses, passport numbers - SC Mediahttps://www.scmagazine.com/brief/texas-parks-wildlife-data-breach-exposes-millions-of-drivers-licenses-passport-numbersPublic source from scmagazine.com.
Hackers steal passport and driver's license data of 3 million Texans - Malwarebyteshttps://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/06/hackers-steal-passport-and-drivers-license-data-of-3-million-texansPublic source from malwarebytes.com.
Millions of Texans may be affected by this state agency's data breach - Fort Worth Star-Telegramhttps://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article316272745.htmlPublic source from star-telegram.com.
Inside Mistic, the New Stealth Backdoor in Ransomware Intrusions - Security Affairshttps://securityaffairs.com/194207/cyber-crime/inside-mistic-the-new-stealth-backdoor-in-ransomware-intrusions.htmlPublic source from securityaffairs.com.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Data Breach Affects 3 Million Individuals - SecurityWeekhttps://www.securityweek.com/texas-parks-wildlife-data-breach-affects-3-million-individuals/Public source from securityweek.com.
Cybercrime News For Jun. 22, 2026. Texans Hit by Cyberattack Tied To Licenses. WCYB Digital Radio. - YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQPublic source from youtube.com.
22nd June – Threat Intelligence Reporthttps://www.dataproof.co.za/index.php/2026/06/22/22nd-june-threat-intelligence-report/Public source from dataproof.co.za.
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