Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Houston Health Department

6,695 individuals · submitted February 10, 2026

About this report

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.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Houston Health Department
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
6,695
Submission date
February 10, 2026
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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