2026 Psychiatry of Texas (PsychPlus) — Mar 31 unauthorized access; 4,565 Texans; PHI/SSNs/passwords
Data compromised
Names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical diagnosis/treatment information, health insurance information, electronic ID or account numbers, usernames, email addresses, parent premarital surnames, and passwords; includes patients of supported healthcare providers
Technical writeup
Verified company and Texas AG disclosure — August 27–September 1, 2026. Psychiatry of Texas PLLC (Houston psychiatric practice operating as PsychPlus) issued a PR Newswire notice stating that on March 31, 2026 it detected a network anomaly, engaged cybersecurity specialists, and determined unauthorized access occurred that day with acquisition of protected health information belonging to certain patients and patients of healthcare providers the practice supports. Exposed fields may include names, SSNs, dates of birth, diagnosis/treatment data, health insurance information, electronic account identifiers, usernames, emails, parent premarital surnames, and passwords. Written notices began August 27, 2026; HaystackID credit monitoring was offered where SSNs were involved (855-205-9558). The Texas Attorney General breach portal lists 4,565 affected Texas residents as of September 1, 2026; nationwide HHS OCR total was not posted at indexing. recordsAffected 4565 from Texas AG filing cited by trade press; companyConfirmed true.
Root cause
Unauthorized access to Psychiatry of Texas PLLC systems on March 31, 2026 after network anomaly detected that day; forensic investigation confirmed PHI acquisition per company notice