Data breach hits Texas disaster grant system run by General Land Office

Another Texas agency has fumbled the private information of tens of thousands of residents — including the victims of floods and other natural disasters.

The Texas General Land Office exposed the personal data of 44,485 people in the latest in a string of data breaches or technical foul-ups hitting state offices, school districts, county offices and utilities.

A “software misconfiguration” on the office’s online grant system let applicants see others’ private information, the agency said this week.

The problem was discovered in late July when a person using the search function on the Texas Integrated Grant Reporting system was able to see other users’ info. The user reported the glitch that revealed names, addresses, Social Security numbers, identification numbers, banking information, medical info, birth dates and other personal data.

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