Gulshan Management Services Reports Data Breach Affecting Sensitive Personal Information
Gulshan Management Services, Inc., a Texas-based gas station and convenience store operator, has disclosed a data breach to the Texas Attorney General’s office. The incident, reported on January 6, 2025, involved unauthorized access to sensitive personal identifiable information (PII) stored in the company’s systems.
Gulshan, founded in 1976, manages nearly 150 locations under brands including Handi Plus, Handi Stop, Shell, and ExxonMobil, employing over 200 individuals. While the exact number of affected individuals remains undetermined, the exposed data may include financial information (such as credit/debit card numbers), government-issued IDs (e.g., passports or state IDs), and other personal details.
As of the report’s filing, Gulshan had not yet begun notifying impacted individuals. The breach was documented in a filing with the Texas Attorney General, though further details about the incident’s scope or timeline have not been publicly released. The company is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.
Source: https://straussborrelli.com/2026/01/06/gulshan-management-services-data-breach-investigation/
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Undetermined number of '
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'location': 'Sugar Land, Texas, USA',
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'size': 'Over 200 employees, ~150 locations',
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'description': 'Gulshan Management Services, Inc. reported to the Attorney '
'General of Texas that it had experienced a data breach in '
'which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its '
'systems may have been accessed by an unauthorized third '
'party.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive personal identifiable information',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'recommendations': ['Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud '
'or unauthorized activity',
'Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided '
'by the company',
'Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud '
'alert',
'Change passwords and security questions for online '
'accounts',
'Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft',
'Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy'],
'references': [{'source': 'Attorney General of Texas Breach Report',
'url': 'https://oag.my.site.com/datasecuritybreachreport/apex/DataSecurityReportsPage'}],
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'Attorney General of '
'Texas'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notice to be provided to impacted '
'individuals (not yet begun as of '
'January 6, 2025)'},
'title': 'Gulshan Management Services, Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}