The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department disclosed a breach at its license system vendor that exposed personal information belonging to more than 3 million Texas hunting and fishing license customers. Although SSNs, dates of birth, and financial data were not affected, the stolen details could be used in phishing and social engineering attacks. #TexasParksandWildlifeDepartment #TexasCyberCommand
Keypoints
- The breach affected TPWD’s third-party license system vendor.
- Personal information from 3,087,721 customers was exposed.
- Driver’s license details, passport numbers, emails, phone numbers, and addresses may have been compromised.
- SSNs, dates of birth, and financial information were not impacted.
- TPWD is offering free credit monitoring and urging customers to watch for phishing scams.