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HackingGovernmentGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIPHIIdentity (basic)LowContained

City of Carthage, Texas

bd_29f8961d11ac3dbf · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 17, 2024

Filed

Feb 20, 2026

To disclose

14 months

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for City of Carthage, Texas

The City of Carthage, Texas notified consumers of a data security incident where an unauthorized actor accessed systems on December 17, 2024. The City identified the potential access on the same date. A forensic investigation concluded on January 22, 2026, confirming that personal information, including potential medical data, was involved. The City engaged external cybersecurity professionals, secured systems, and is offering complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals.

Vermont clock VT AG >45 bday14 months discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 14 months / 430 days

Dec 17, 2024

Begins

Dec 17, 2024

Discovered

Feb 20, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+51 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filingup to 6d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGFeb 20 · first
Vermont State AGFeb 20 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Feb 20 (IN), last Feb 26 (NH) — a 6-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.