Texas Parks and Wildlife says breach exposed data of more than 3 million license customers

By Atlas Watchline Staff · News · August 14, 2026

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says a vendor-related breach exposed personal information tied to more than 3 million hunting and fishing license customers. It said Social Security numbers and financial data were not compromised.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says a vendor-related data breach exposed personal information tied to more than 3 million hunting and fishing license customers.

The department said Social Security numbers, financial information and birthdates were not compromised. It is offering affected customers one year of free credit monitoring through Kroll.

According to TPWD, an unauthorized actor may have obtained driver's license information, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses. The department said it took immediate steps to strengthen access controls for customer profile data.

TPWD said it is working with the license system vendor to add new safeguards and enhanced monitoring services. It also said many of its staff are anglers and hunters who were affected.

The source material says the breach involved a vendor for TPWD and occurred last Thursday, but it does not identify the vendor by name. Texas Cyber Command was reporting the breach, and it did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Customers who believe they were affected can confirm eligibility for the credit monitoring offer by calling 844-959-7123. TPWD said the enrollment deadline is Sept. 14.

Sources

• Texas Public Radio

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