Posted On June 6, 2022 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
June 6, 2022 – Texas Gulf Bank N.A. reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the name or other personal identifier in combination with the Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (along with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account) of certain individuals was compromised. The Texas Gulf Bank data breach is believed to have impacted as many as 12,358 individuals. On May 31, 2022, Texas Gulf Bank sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are going to begin interviewing victims of the breach to determine what damages they sustained and what legal claims may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Texas Gulf Bank N.A., contact us at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form for a free case evaluation.
Below is a portion of the letter that Texas Gulf Bank. sent to individuals affected by the data breach:
Dear [Redacted]:
Texas Gulf Bank N.A. (“TGB”) understands the importance of protecting information. We are writing to inform you that we identified and addressed a security incident that involved some of your information. This notice explains the incident, outlines the measures we have taken in response, and provides some additional steps you can take to protect your personal information.
On January 29, 2021 and February 22, 2021, we became aware of two separate incidents involving two email accounts on our network. We immediately began an investigation and measures were taken to address the incidents.
Our investigation revealed that there was unauthorized access on two Texas Gulf Bank email accounts during two separate occasions. The first incident took place between January 13, 2021 and January 29, 2021. The second incident took place between February 17, 2021, and February 22, 2021. After a thorough search of the email accounts and with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm, we determined on April 20, 2022, that one or more of the emails or attachments may have been involved in the incident containing your name and [Redacted].
As a precaution, we are offering you credit monitoring and identity protection services through the company IDX at no cost to you. These identity protection services include [Redacted] of credit and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services. These services are completely free to you, and enrolling in this program will not hurt your credit score. For more information on these services, including instructions on how to activate your complimentary [Redacted] membership, please visit [Redacted] or call [Redacted] and use the Enrollment Code provided above. Please note the deadline to enroll is August 31, 2022.
