{"id":5018,"date":"2026-06-19T16:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:31:25","slug":"personal-info-of-3-million-texas-hunters-anglers-possibly-exposed-in-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5018","title":{"rendered":"Personal info of 3 million Texas hunters, anglers possibly exposed in data breach"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>The personal information of more than 3 million hunters and anglers in Texas may have been exposed by a data breach, officials said.<\/p>

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What we know:<\/p>

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reported Thursday that the state\u2019s Cyber Command recently detected the breach that involved a vendor that handles the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.<\/p>

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Information such as driver\u2019s license details, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and addresses may have been obtained as part of the breach, according to TPWD.<\/p>

Officials said Social Security numbers, birthdates and financial information were not exposed.<\/p>

What they’re saying:<\/p>

“We recognize the seriousness of this issue and have identified and implemented additional security options to better protect customer information,” TPWD officials said in a statement. “Many of our staff are hunters and anglers and were affected by this incident. We are committed to continuing to work with the license system vendor to implement increased safeguards to prevent future incidents.”<\/p>

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Officials said license sales will continue as scheduled.<\/p>

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