Texas health, human services data leak impacts more than 60,000 clients of the program
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is notifying recipients of services that their personal data may have been accessed, used or disclosed.
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Data breach by Texas Health and Human Services employees affected 61,000 people
The agency said information inappropiately accessed or obtained includes full names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, and banking information.
Texas HHSC reveals data from 60,000+ recipients of service involved in privacy breach
Texas HHSC said the roughly 61,000 customers affected by its privacy breach will receive notice by mail no later than Jan. 20, 2025.
Texas Health and Human Services announces 61,000 individuals potentially affected in 'privacy breach'
At least 61,000 individuals might have had their information improperly accessed between June 2021 and December 2024.
Privacy breach at Texas HHSC leads to terminations, investigation
The agency says protected health, personal identifying or sensitive personal information of at least 61,000 people may have been accessed by agency employees.
Data breach exposes 61,000 Texans after state employees improperly access info
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Friday morning that a privacy breach at the agency has exposed the personal information of at least 61,000 Texans, opening them up to potential fraud.
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