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Houston Health Department

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 12, 2025

Filed

Feb 25, 2026

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

7,745scope not determined

Confidence

95%
Full breach record for Houston Health Department →3 incidents on file

City of Houston Health Department based in City of Houston, Texas, a governmental entity entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2025-12-12 and reported on 2026-02-25. 7,745 Texas residents were affected. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Address;Social Security Number Information;Health Insurance Information;Date of Birth. Consumers were notified via Posted at company website or special website;U.S. Mail.

Texas clock✗ TX AG >30d11 weeks discovery → filing
⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 406 days
discovery → filing · ≤ 11 weeks / 75 days

Nov 1, 2024

Begins

Dec 12, 2025

Discovered

Feb 25, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

on median

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed7,745 affectedView incident

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.