Confidence MediumJun 18, 2026tpwd.texas.gov

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department data breach exposes information of over 3 million license holders

PatternExternal actor · Hacking · Confidentiality impact

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) confirmed on June 18, 2026, a cybersecurity incident affecting a third-party vendor managing hunting and fishing licenses. The breach exposed driver's license numbers, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses for over 3 million license holders.

Signal date

Jun 18, 2026

Updated

Jun 29, 2026

Confidence

Medium

Sources

10 sources

Tpwd

Domain: tpwd.texas.gov
Sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Signals: 1 linked

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Signal context

First seen: Jun 18, 2026

Last updated: Jun 29, 2026

Status: Public signal

Key points

TPWD confirmed a data breach on June 18, 2026.
The incident affected a third-party vendor responsible for hunting and fishing licenses.
Over 3 million license holders had their data exposed.

Signal analysis

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Affected organization

Tpwd

Sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Likely country: 🇺🇸 United States

inferred from company domain

Estimated

Threat source

Hacking activity

The feed marks multiple actor roles. Treat this as a review signal rather than a final attribution.

Source type: outside the affected organization
Source type: supplier or third-party involvement

Business impact

Potential data exposure

Impact area: Confidentiality

Likely asset: User or customer data

Trend context

74 signals with similar action pattern

4 signals in the same sector
97 signals with the same likely impact area
1 signal linked to this organization/domain

Mentioned entities

TpwdData DisclosureTexas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentThe Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartmentTPWDOver

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