HackingGovernmentGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

City of Carthage, Texas

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Feb 24, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for City of Carthage, Texas →

The City of Carthage, Texas notified Massachusetts residents of a data security incident. An unauthorized actor accessed City systems on or about December 17, 2024. Following a forensic investigation and manual document review, the City determined on or about January 22, 2026, that certain personal information of the recipient was included in the impacted data. The City engaged external cybersecurity professionals and is offering 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring via Experian IdentityWorks.

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Incident timeline

Dec 17, 2024

Begins

Feb 24, 2026

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Texas State AGbd_2cfafbfc72754c3b2026-02-24Verified
Maine State AGbd_fc8f51486d1476822026-02-23 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_56dd445ce310aa072026-02-26 · +2dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_29f8961d11ac3dbf2026-02-20 · +4dVerified

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Indiana State AGbd_db02f3d8b8a246882026-02-20 · +4dCandidate

Name: City of Carthage, Texas
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Name: City of Carthage, Texas
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Industry: Governmentllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Dec 17, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 20, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Took steps to secure our systems
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Engaged external cyber security professionals
Conducted extensive forensics investigation and manual document review
Changes made: Offering complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B for 24 months
Continually evaluate and modify practices and internal controls to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Vermont State AGFeb 20 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 20 · first

Maine State AG+3d

Texas State AG+4d

Massachusetts State AG+4d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+6d

Pattern: first filing Feb 20 (VT), 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.

Source URL: https://www.mass.gov/doc/2026-268-city-of-carthage-texas/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 24, 2026
Raw hash: 6966ea5c2a93eb78c961880f79dcb260d238975b2b7adf81c1fa7d729a0d7530

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCity of Carthage, Texas

Victim entityCity of Carthage, Texas

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseTook steps to secure our systems

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov