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City of McKinney, Texas data breach investigation

Filed
February 4, 2025
Regulator
Maryland AG
People affected
Not stated
File status
Investigation Open

What the filing confirms

  • City of McKinney, Texas reported the incident to the Maryland Attorney General.

Still unknown

  • Which categories of personal information were taken. The filing does not list them.
  • How many people were affected. The filing does not give a number.
  • What caused the incident beyond the description in the filing.
  • How the attackers got in, and whether basic safeguards such as multi-factor sign-in were in place.

Investigation notes

The City of McKinney, Texas, is a municipal government entity responsible for providing public services to its residents and managing administrative operations. As a local government, the city typically collects and stores sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, driver’s license details, and financial data related to utility billing, tax payments, and employment records. This data breach was officially reported to the Maryland Attorney General in 2025, confirming that unauthorized access to systems occurred. If you have received a data breach notification letter, it indicates that your personal information was likely contained within the files accessed during this incident. We recommend reviewing the letter carefully to understand the specific categories of your data that may have been compromised and to take advantage of any provided identity monitoring services.

What our attorneys examine

A cyberattack does not excuse a company from protecting the information it holds. We look at whether City of McKinney, Texas used reasonable security, how long it kept the data, and how quickly it told the people affected. Those questions decide whether a class action or individual claim is possible. Read more on how ransomware lawsuits work, or browse other incident files in Maryland.

Other open files in Maryland

Attorney advertising. An incident file reflects a public regulator filing and our review of it; it does not mean a lawsuit has been filed or that the company did anything unlawful. Submitting a review request does not create an attorney-client relationship.