{"id":278804,"date":"2026-06-22T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/texas-parks-wildlife-tpwd-data-breach-impacts-3-million-people\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:15:13","slug":"texas-parks-wildlife-tpwd-data-breach-impacts-3-million-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/texas-parks-wildlife-tpwd-data-breach-impacts-3-million-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) Data Breach impacts 3 Million People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) Data Breach impacts 3 Million People<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-22 14:21:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) Data Breach impacts 3 Million People<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Pierluigi Paganini<\/span>
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) breach exposed data of 3M people via a third-party license vendor, including sensitive personal information.<\/h2>\n

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) disclosed a data breach affecting around 3 million individuals after a third-party vendor used for hunting and fishing license sales was compromised. <\/p>\n

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is the state agency responsible for managing and protecting Texas\u2019s natural and recreational resources.<\/p>\n

Hackers may have accessed email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, driver\u2019s license details, and passport numbers. <\/p>\n

The incident was identified through Texas Cyber Command and highlights risks tied to third-party service providers.<\/p>\n

\u201cTexas Cyber Command recently detected a cybersecurity incident involving the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) license system vendor that handles the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.\u201d reads the Notification of Data Security Incident. \u201cThe investigation indicates that an unauthorized actor may have obtained driver license information, passport numbers (if provided), email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses for more than 3 million Texas hunting and fishing license customers\u201d<\/p>\n

Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial details such as credit card information were not compromised in the incident. There is also no indication that minors were affected or that any specific group was targeted. The organization acknowledged the seriousness of the breach and said additional security measures have already been implemented to better protect user data. It also noted that some staff members who are hunters and anglers were personally impacted, and confirmed ongoing work with the licensing vendor to strengthen…<\/p>\n

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