Bell County Texas (TX, United States) notified the Texas Attorney General of a data breach on 7 November 2025. It told that state about 273 Texas residents; the total can be higher. Exposed: Social Security numbers, Driver’s license numbers, Government ID numbers, Health insurance details, Health and medical information and Names. The breach began on 29 May 2025, 162 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
273 Texas residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
7 November 2025
Breach began
29 May 2025
Time to tell
162 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)
Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to Texas. · Corrections and changes
If Bell County Texas had your data
Look for Bell County Texas’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
An ID number cannot be changed, so lock it: a credit freeze or fraud alert in the US, a credit warning (kreditadvarsel) on borger.dk in Denmark, Cifas protective registration in the UK.
Check your health insurer’s statements for treatment you never had.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Bell County Texas, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.
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