Center for Hearing and Speech dba Texas Hearing Institute data breach
USUnited States · TX
Center for Hearing and Speech dba Texas Hearing Institute (TX, United States) notified the Texas Attorney General of a data breach on 30 June 2026. It told that state about 29,498 Texas residents; the total can be higher. Exposed: Social Security numbers, Health and medical information and Financial account and card details. The breach began on 11 February 2026, 139 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
29,498 Texas residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
30 June 2026
Breach began
11 February 2026
Time to tell
139 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 Center for Hearing and Speech dba Texas Hearing Institute had your data
Look for Center for Hearing and Speech dba Texas Hearing Institute’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
Call your bank on the number printed on your card (never one from a message), check recent payments and ask for a new card.
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 Center for Hearing and Speech dba Texas Hearing Institute, 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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