Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Vital Statistics Records (2014) Data Breach
A comprehensive public vital statistics repository compiled from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Vital Statistics Unit was circulated across data breach repositories and cybercrime forums.
Exposed Data Types
5- Names
- Dates of birth
- Dates of death
- Marital statuses
- Geographic locations
About This Breach
The exposed 2.4 GB multi-file database comprises approximately 28,450,000 vital registry events spanning several decades: Birth records (1950–1995), Death records (1965–1999), Marriage indices (1966–2014), and Divorce decrees (1968–2014). Verified data columns include full individual legal names, spouse names, exact event and filing timestamps, individual ages, state file registry numbers, and Texas county jurisdictions (including Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, and El Paso).
The aggregation and forensic indexing of historical state vital records is frequently weaponized by malicious actors to bypass identity-proofing security questions (such as mother's maiden name, dates of marriage, and place of birth) and to fuel family-targeted social engineering operations.
Verification and editorial method
LeakData compares the incident name, date, affected-record count, and exposed data types with accessible sources. Unverified fields are not presented as facts, and records are updated when new evidence becomes available.
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