City of Houston Health Department (TX, United States) notified the Texas Attorney General of a data breach on 25 February 2026. It told that state about 7,745 Texas residents; the total can be higher. Exposed: Social Security numbers, Health insurance details, Health and medical information, Dates of birth, Names and Addresses. The breach began on 1 November 2024, 481 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
7,745 Texas residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
25 February 2026
Breach began
1 November 2024
Time to tell
481 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 City of Houston Health Department had your data
Look for City of Houston Health Department’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 City of Houston Health Department, 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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