The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the City of Lubbock, Texas, on April 2, 2025. The breach, which occurred between December 18, 2024, and January 6, 2025, involved a fake pop-up window on the City’s payment website that collected credit card information from users. Approximately UNKN individuals may have had their payment card information compromised, including names, billing addresses, and card details.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-04-02-city-lubbock-texas-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-lubbock
"id": "cit600072725",
"linkid": "city-of-lubbock",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "12/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'UNKN',
'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Lubbock, Texas',
'name': 'City of Lubbock, Texas',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'number_of_records_exposed': 'UNKN',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Billing Addresses'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Payment Card Information']},
'date_detected': '2025-04-02',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-04-02',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving the City of Lubbock, Texas, on April 2, '
'2025. The breach, which occurred between December 18, 2024, '
'and January 6, 2025, involved a fake pop-up window on the '
'City’s payment website that collected credit card information '
'from users. Approximately UNKN individuals may have had their '
'payment card information compromised, including names, '
'billing addresses, and card details.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Billing Addresses', 'Card Details'],
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': ['Payment Website']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Fake pop-up window'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-04-02',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at City of Lubbock, Texas',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Fake pop-up window'}