A cyberattack on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has put personal information of over 3 million hunting and fishing license customers at risk. The agency says the attack hit a vendor that handles the sale of licenses, and an unauthorized actor may have obtained data tied to customer profiles.

What Information Was Exposed?

The exposed information may include names, phone numbers, home addresses, and license-related details. However, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial information, including credit card details, were not obtained.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has strengthened access controls for customer profile data and plans to add more security features. The agency says immediate steps were taken to protect customer information and that it is working with the license system vendor to implement increased safeguards and enhanced monitoring.

What You Can Do to Protect Yourself

If you bought a Texas hunting or fishing license, you can sign up for one year of free credit monitoring by calling the dedicated response line at 844-959-7123. You can also consider placing a fraud alert or freezing your credit to prevent scammers from opening new accounts in your name.

Be cautious of emails, texts, or calls that claim to come from Texas Parks and Wildlife, a license vendor, or a credit monitoring service. Do not click links from surprise messages, and go directly to the official website or call the dedicated response line instead.

Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.