Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Texas Parks Data Breach Impacts 3.1 Million Individuals

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Suffers Massive Data Breach Affecting Over 3 Million Residents

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the state agency overseeing natural and cultural resource conservation, has reported a significant data breach impacting 3,087,721 Texas residents. The incident exposed a broad range of sensitive personal information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, government-issued IDs (such as passports and state IDs), and dates of birth.

Key details about the breach remain undisclosed. Public records do not specify when the unauthorized access occurred, how it was detected, or the method used by attackers. The department has not released a timeline for its internal investigation or provided further updates on containment efforts.

While TPWD has not issued a public statement outlining its response, affected individuals are advised to contact the agency directly for more information. The full scope and impact of the breach remain unclear due to the lack of available details.

Source: https://www.claimdepot.com/data-breach/texas-parks-and-wildlife-2026

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/txparkswildlife

"id": "txp1781807663",
"linkid": "txparkswildlife",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2026",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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                        'industry': 'Natural and Cultural Resource '
                                    'Conservation',
                        'location': 'Texas, USA',
                        'name': 'Texas Parks and Wildlife Department',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Affected individuals are advised to contact the '
                        'agency directly for more information.',
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                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Driver’s license numbers',
                                              'Government-issued IDs',
                                              'Dates of birth']},
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                'significant data breach impacting 3,087,721 Texas residents, '
                'exposing sensitive personal information including names, '
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                'government-issued IDs, and dates of birth.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive personal information including '
                                'names, addresses, Social Security numbers, '
                                'driver’s license numbers, government-issued '
                                'IDs, and dates of birth',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
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