[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2s38g3a5ac5l7":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":12,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":20,"affectedCount":20,"affectedCountStatus":21,"affectedCountLowerBound":20,"affectedCountUnit":22,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":23,"dataClasses":24,"description":34,"seoTitle":35,"seoTitleEn":36,"seoDescription":35,"seoDescriptionEn":37,"logoUrl":38,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":39,"isMalware":39,"company":40},"6a717272d94b5667a1eb1751","KaufmanCounty2025","Kaufman County Data Breach","kaufman-county-2025","kaufmancounty.net","2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","2026-08-04T05:02:42.000Z","2026-08-04T05:07:52.128Z","Kaufman County official notice, Texas Attorney General breach report, and independent local reporting","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kaufmancounty.net\u002FImageRepository\u002FDocument?documentID=9754",[15,17,18,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fweb.archive.org\u002Fweb\u002F20251117225620id_\u002Fhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.kaufmancounty.net\u002FAlertCenter.aspx?AID=Security-Breach-Notice-52","https:\u002F\u002Foag.my.site.com\u002Fdatasecuritybreachreport\u002Fapex\u002FDataSecurityReportsPage","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inforney.com\u002Flocal-news\u002Fkaufman-county-faces-security-breach-residents-personal-information-compromised\u002Farticle_c53bbb1e-417d-48cd-8965-f51eafc5c35a.html",130000,"lower_bound","people","High",[25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33],"Names","Physical addresses","Dates of birth","Social security numbers","Driver's license numbers","Government issued IDs","Financial account information","Medical information","Health insurance information","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The 2025 Kaufman County data breach\u003C\u002Fstrong> involved unauthorized access beginning on October 17, 2025 to certain systems operated by the Texas county government. The county detected the incident on October 20 and later determined that some sensitive personal information had been breached.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Texas Attorney General record reports 130,000 affected Texas residents. Because no definitive nationwide total has been published, this is a verified lower bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>When did the Kaufman County data breach occur?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>According to the county's official notice, the incident began on October 17, 2025 and was discovered on October 20. Public documents do not identify the attacker, initial access method, or exact end of unauthorized access.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kaufman County published its public notice on November 17, 2025. This record is not merged with a separate incident involving the same organization that was described in an earlier October 1 notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Who may have been affected?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The official notice identifies current and former county residents eligible to vote since 2005 and county employees since 2005. It also covers people recorded during specified periods in guardianship, indigent-defense, protective-order, certain criminal or juvenile, fire-marshal, wastewater-enforcement, and septic-permit matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Listing these groups does not mean every data field applied to every person. Individual scope may have varied according to the service or proceeding that placed the person in county records.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What information may have been affected?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The Texas Attorney General record lists names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's-license or other government-issued identification numbers, financial information, medical information, and health-insurance information.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Independent local reporting also confirms names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, driver's-license or government-ID data, and health-care and health-care billing information. The fields may have varied by individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What risks can this incident create?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Social Security and government-ID numbers can support identity theft or fraudulent account applications; financial information can enable payment fraud; and health and insurance data can be abused in false service or claim attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A message containing accurate details about county voter status, a court matter, or a public service can still be fraudulent. Instead of using a link in an unexpected message, contact the county, bank, health-care provider, or insurer through a known official channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>How did Kaufman County respond?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The county said it contained the incident, implemented additional safeguards, and cooperated with law enforcement. It reported that the Sheriff's Office was not affected and emergency services remained operational.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Eligible individuals were offered 12 months of credit and identity monitoring plus identity-theft recovery services. At the time of notice, the county said it had found no evidence that personal information had been misused.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What should affected people do?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Notice recipients can enroll in the offered protection service and review credit reports, financial accounts, health-insurance statements, and medical bills for unfamiliar accounts, transactions, services, or claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>People whose Social Security or financial information was involved may consider a credit freeze or fraud alert. Do not disclose verification codes, account credentials, or identity details during an unexpected call asking about this incident.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Kaufman County Data Breach (At Least 130,000 People Affected)","The Kaufman County breach affected at least 130,000 people and involved identity, financial, and health data. Review the timeline and protection steps.","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fkaufman-county.png",false,{"name":41,"sector":42,"country":43,"website":44,"websiteArchiveUrl":35,"websiteStatus":45,"websiteCheckedAt":12},"Kaufman County, Texas","Government","United States","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kaufmancounty.net\u002F","active"]