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Breach notice filed by Houston Health Department (February 2026)

Organization named: Houston Health Department Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Feb. 10, 2026.

Organization as reported
Houston Health Department, TX
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
Feb. 10, 2026
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 8997, row:136)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Houston Health Department, reported that subcontractor of its business associate (BA) experienced a breach of its network that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,695 individuals. The PHI involved demographic and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and the BA and its subcontractor implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 6,695 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 10, 2026, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 8997)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Houston Health Department Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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