Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Disclosed Nov 25, 20241 year ago813,892 affectedConfirmed
Cyberattack on Texas Tech health sciences center exposes data of 1.46 million
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, including its El Paso campus, confirmed that a September 2024 cyberattack exposed Social Security numbers, financial account data, ID details and medical and billing information. Its HHS breach portal filing listed about 1.46 million people notified.
What is known
| People affected | 813,892 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Discovered | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Happened | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Attack | Ransomware |
| Data exposed | Names, Health, Social Security numbers, Financial, Government IDs, Insurance, Payment cards, Dates of birth, Addresses |
| Sector | Education · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS OCRtotal | Nov 25, 2024 | 650,000 |
| Researchtotal | Dec 17, 2024 | |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 24, 2025 | |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Jan 24, 2025 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jan 24, 2025 | 252 |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Apr 9 | 511 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Apr 24 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Apr 24 | 813,892 |
| Texas AGresidents of TX | Apr 27 | 738,506 |
Other breaches at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Apr 24, 2026Apr 245 months ago | Apr 245 months ago | Not stated | Healthcare | Confirmed | Unknown |
| Disclosed Jun 7, 2022Jun 7, 20224 years agoHacking | Jun 7, 20224 years ago | Hacking | Healthcare | Confirmed | 1.3M |
| Disclosed Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 20205 years agoHacking | Dec 9, 20205 years ago | Hacking | Healthcare | Confirmed | 37K |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-2025.pdf · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-01-24-texas-tech-university-health-sciences-center-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","health","ssn","financial","government-id","insurance"] to ["names","health","ssn","financial","government-id","insurance","payment-card","dob","addresses"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: hhs to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 650000 to 813892 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: health to education · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: hacking to ransomware · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","health"] to ["names","health","ssn","financial","government-id","insurance"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, including its El Paso campus, confirmed that a September 2024 cyberattack exposed Social Security numbers, financial account data, ID details and medical and billing information. Its HHS breach · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Cyberattack on Texas Tech health sciences center exposes data of 1.46 million · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 650000 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-01-24 to 2024-11-25 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2024-09-17 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-04-24 to 2025-01-24 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.
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