A cyber attack has exposed the personal information of more than 3 million Texans.
Texas Parks and Wildlife said Saturday that a vendor that handles the sale of state hunting and fishing licenses was the victim of a data breach. An unauthorized user may have swiped personal driver license information, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses.
Texas Cyber Command detected the attack, which the parks department said did not compromise social security numbers, dates of birth or financial information. Lawmakers created the command unit in 2025 to combat cyber attacks.
The parks department said many of its own staff are hunters and fishers and were compromised by the attack.
“We recognize the seriousness of this issue and have identified and implemented additional security options to better protect customer information,” it said in a statement. “We are committed to continuing to work with the license system vendor to implement increased safeguards to prevent future incidents.”
Affected customers are eligible for one year of free credit monitoring through Kroll by calling 844-959-7123. The enrollment deadline is Sept. 14, 2026.
A Texas hunting license is required of any person, regardless of age, for hunting animals, birds, frogs and turtles. The licenses help fund conservation efforts and recreational opportunities, including fish stocking, wildlife management, habitat restoration and public hunting leases.