Texas agency reports data breach impacting nearly 45,000 victims of natural disasters

The Texas General Land Office suffered a data breach over the summer, compromising the personal data of nearly 45,000 residents who applied for state natural disaster relief over the last 10 years.

State officials said the breach — which affected 44,485 people — was caused by a “software misconfiguration” on the office’s online grant system known as the Texas Integrated Grant Reporting system, which resulted in allowing applicants see others’ private information, the report said, according to a report from the Austin American-Statesman last week.

The Texas General Land Office is the state’s agency that manages state-owned lands and mineral rights properties as well as the state’s Permanent School Fund.

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