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Texas Parks and Wildlife Data Breach Exposes 3 Million Hunting and Fishing License Customers

6/30/2026

A cyberattack targeting a vendor used by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department exposed personal data tied to 3,087,721 hunting and fishing license customers, the agency confirmed.

Texas Cyber Command detected the incident, in which an unauthorized actor may have obtained data from customer profiles including driver license information, passport numbers, home addresses and phone numbers.

Social Security numbers, dates of birth and financial data — including credit card details — were not obtained.

What Was and Was Not Compromised The breach hit a third-party vendor that handles the sale of hunting and fishing licenses for TPWD; the agency did not publicly identify the vendor.