Privacy Unpacked- Status
- Confirmed breach
- People affected
- 1,494 Texas residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
- Reported
- 18 August 2026
- Breach began
- 23 June 2026
- Time to tell
- 56 days
What was exposed
- Social Security numbers
- Names
Confirmed breach
Texas Department of Criminal Justice data breach
USUnited States · TX
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX, United States) notified the Texas Attorney General of a data breach on 18 August 2026. It told that state about 1,494 Texas residents; the total can be higher. Exposed: Social Security numbers and Names. The breach began on 23 June 2026, 56 days before it was reported.
If Texas Department of Criminal Justice had your data
- Look for Texas Department of Criminal Justice’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.
- Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 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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