Newton County, Texas (TX, United States) notified the Texas Attorney General of a data breach on 14 May 2026. It told that state about 1,345 Texas residents; the total can be higher. Exposed: Social Security numbers, Driver’s license numbers, Health and medical information, Names and Addresses. The breach began on 23 October 2025, 203 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
1,345 Texas residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
14 May 2026
Breach began
23 October 2025
Time to tell
203 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 Newton County, Texas had your data
Look for Newton 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 Newton 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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