The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) suffered a major data breach after a hacker breached the vendor system that sells hunting and fishing licenses.
In a new one notificationTPWD acknowledges that the hacker may have obtained driver’s license information, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses of more than 3 million customers.
However, the department noted that Social Security numbers, dates of birth and financial information remained secure.
TPWD says it is working closely with the licensing system vendor to add new security features and enhanced monitoring services following the breach.
“We recognize the severity of this issue and have identified and implemented additional security options to better protect customer information. Many of our employees are hunters and anglers and were affected by this incident. We are committed to continuing to work with the licensing system provider to implement increased security measures to prevent future incidents.”
The department also says there is no evidence that minors’ information was accessed in the breach or that any specific group was targeted by the hacker.
TPWD notes that affected customers can receive free credit monitoring for a year through risk consultancy Kroll. The deadline to register with Kroll is September 14.
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