Higginbotham Insurance Agency Reports Data Breach Affecting Nearly 9,100 Texas Residents
On March 3, 2026, Higginbotham Insurance Agency disclosed a data breach to the Texas Attorney General, impacting 9,089 individuals in the state. The incident involved unauthorized access to sensitive personal and financial information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and account or credit/debit card details.
Affected individuals were notified via U.S. mail, as mandated by law. While the company has not publicly revealed the breach’s cause or the responsible parties, the exposure of highly sensitive data highlights the severity of the incident.
Higginbotham Insurance Agency has advised those impacted to monitor financial statements, consider fraud alerts or credit freezes, and report any suspicious activity to financial institutions and credit bureaus. Notification letters may include additional guidance for affected individuals.
Source: https://www.claimdepot.com/data-breach/higginbotham-insurance-2026
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"linkid": "higginbothaminsurance",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2026",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '9089',
'industry': 'Insurance',
'location': 'Texas, USA',
'name': 'Higginbotham Insurance Agency',
'type': 'Insurance Agency'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Notification letters may include additional guidance '
'for affected individuals.',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '9089',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'Account or credit/debit card '
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'date_publicly_disclosed': '2026-03-03',
'description': 'Higginbotham Insurance Agency disclosed a data breach '
'affecting 9,089 individuals in Texas. The incident involved '
'unauthorized access to sensitive personal and financial '
'information, including names, addresses, Social Security '
'numbers, and account or credit/debit card details.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive personal and financial information',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'recommendations': 'Affected individuals advised to monitor financial '
'statements, consider fraud alerts or credit freezes, and '
'report any suspicious activity to financial institutions '
'and credit bureaus.',
'references': [{'source': 'Texas Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Texas Attorney '
'General'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letters sent via U.S. '
'mail to affected individuals'},
'title': 'Higginbotham Insurance Agency Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}