Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center data breach
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TX, United States) notified the Oregon Department of Justice, the Vermont Attorney General, the Texas Attorney General, the California Attorney General and the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 9 April 2026. It told the states about 813,892 Oregon 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 Financial account and card details and more. The breach began on 17 September 2024, 569 days before it was reported.
Breach reported 9 April 2026
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
813,892 Oregon residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
9 April 2026
Across the state notices
at least 1,552,938 people (Oregon, Vermont, Texas and Washington: each state counts only its own residents)
Breach began
17 September 2024
Time to tell
569 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)
889 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
24 January 2025
Breach began
17 September 2024
Time to tell
129 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)
What was exposed
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.
Before the notice: the ransomware gang Interlock named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on its leak site on 27 October 2024, 89 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.
What changed since it was first reported
Confirmed breach, 889 Washington residents (Washington Attorney General)
If Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center had your data
Look for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 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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