Hunting and fishing license incident catches 3M residents
Texas Parks & Wildlife vendor breach exposed 3M hunters/fishermen; compromised email, addresses, phone, driver license, and passport. Third-party SaaS risk in govtech licensing: weak vendor security controls and inadequate compliance vetting create regulatory liability.
A data breach involving government-issued ID documents affects over three million people in Texas.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's vendor experienced a breach exposing 3M+ driver's licenses, passports, and contact data. Third-party infrastructure risk: insufficient vendor vetting leaves state agencies vulnerable to phishing and social engineering campaigns targeting millions.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) disclosed a data breach at its license system vendor that exposed personal information for more than three million individuals.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has disclosed a data breach affecting roughly 3 million individuals.