HackingHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryFinancial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPCIPHIMediumContained

West Texas Health

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Oct 3, 2025

Filed

Feb 23, 2026

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

10state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for West Texas Health →2 incidents on file

West Texas Health, PLLC notified individuals that an unauthorized individual may have gained access to its network between September 12, 2025, and October 3, 2025. The incident was discovered on October 3, 2025. Personal health information (PHI) and basic identity information were potentially compromised. The organization engaged external cybersecurity professionals for forensic investigation. One Rhode Island resident was explicitly noted as impacted in the notice. Complimentary identity theft protection services were offered.

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Massachusetts clock✗ MA AG >90d20 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 21 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 143 days

Sep 12, 2025

Begins

Oct 3, 2025

Discovered

Feb 23, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_50996127fae5d9c62026-02-23Verified
Texas State AGbd_b8041cb9a69395152026-03-16 · +21dVerified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_7de79e98d163232b2025-11-17 · +98dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_be92bef82506c0932025-11-17 · +98dCandidate

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Nebraska State AGbd_ea9c2faa1a43fb112025-11-17 · +98dVerified

Name: West Texas Health
norm: west texas health
Domain: westtexashealth.com

Name: West Texas Health
norm: west texas health
Domain: westtexashealth.com
Industry: Healthcarellm

Discovered: Oct 3, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 12, 2025 – Oct 3, 2025
Undetected for: 21 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 23, 2026
Affected individuals: 10state-resident count only
Data types: Financial accountHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDPCIPHI
Attack vector: Unknown
Threat actor: External
Third party: via Privia Medical Group West Texas, LLC

During the incident: Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Conducted extensive forensic investigation and comprehensive document review
Offering a complimentary 12-month membership of identity theft protection services
Set up a dedicated and confidential toll-free response line to respond to questions
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(143 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: MA AG >90d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 4 states

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Nebraska State AGNov 17 · first

Indiana State AGNov 17 · first

Nebraska State AGNov 17 · first

Nebraska State AG+98d

Massachusetts State AG+98d · this page

Texas State AG+119d

Pattern: first filing Nov 17 (NE), last Mar 16 (TX) — a 119-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/2026-262-west-texas-health-pllc/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 23, 2026
Raw hash: b9f4329453e9344f72ca837af9668ca00095c57901740e2b9880271723b345d3

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWest Texas Health

Victim entityWest Texas Health

Incidentdiscovered Oct 3, 2025

Stated responseCommenced a prompt and thorough investigation

ComplianceMA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov