First Advantage Data Breach

Texas Filing Confirms 3,608 More Residents Affected

First Advantage Corporation, a national background-screening and identity-verification company that conducts more than 200 million screens a year for employers and housing providers, disclosed a data breach earlier this year stemming from a phishing attack. A newer filing with the Texas Attorney General, published July 23, 2026, confirms at least 3,608 Texas residents were affected, a Texas-specific figure that hasn’t been widely reported until now.

According to earlier reporting on this breach, First Advantage discovered on November 17, 2025 that an unauthorized third party had accessed an employee email account in its Drug & Occupational Health Screening Unit, with the access itself dating back to on or around November 13, 2025. The company’s investigation determined that the intruder downloaded the contents of that employee’s inbox. First Advantage’s Texas Attorney General filing, published July 23, 2026, confirms Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, names, and dates of birth were involved for the Texas residents covered by that filing.

A National Company, a State-by-State Trickle of Numbers

First Advantage’s own July 2026 Texas filing lists the underlying breach date only as “not separately itemized” and marks consumer notice as not yet provided as of that filing, even though earlier reporting on this same breach describes notification letters going out to some affected individuals in April 2026. We haven’t been able to reconcile that discrepancy from public sources; if you received a letter, the date on your own letter is the most reliable answer for your situation. What is clear is that First Advantage, given its scale, is disclosing this breach in pieces, state filing by state filing, rather than all at once, and the true national total is very likely larger than any single state’s confirmed count.

What Information Was Exposed?

Per the Texas Attorney General filing, the compromised information for the Texas residents covered includes:

• Full Name
• Social Security Number
• Driver’s License Number
• Date of Birth

How Many People Are Affected?

At least 3,608 Texas residents, per the Texas Attorney General’s July 23, 2026 filing. Earlier reporting on this breach referenced a smaller national estimate from earlier in the year; because First Advantage is a large national background-screening vendor working with employers across the country, no single state figure should be read as the full national total.

What Is First Advantage Offering?

Not detailed in the Texas Attorney General filing itself. If you received a letter directly from First Advantage, review it for specific credit monitoring or identity protection enrollment instructions, since terms can vary by when and where a notice was sent.

Your Information Is at Risk

A Social Security number combined with a driver’s license number and date of birth is enough to open new credit accounts, file a fraudulent tax return, or pass identity checks in someone else’s name. Because First Advantage handles background checks for employers and landlords, many affected individuals may not have any direct relationship with the company at all, they were simply the subject of a background check someone else ordered.

Do You Have Legal Options?

Companies that collect Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and dates of birth as part of a background-check business have a legal duty to safeguard that information and to notify affected individuals without unreasonable delay.

Contact the Data Breach Attorneys at Emery | Reddy today for a Free Case Review.

Your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name and other personal details. Organizations that manage healthcare data are legally required to safeguard this information. When PII is exposed in a data breach, it can potentially be used by cybercriminals to commit identity theft, financial fraud, or other misuse.

Residents of California may be entitled to additional protections under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which provides enhanced rights regarding the collection, use, and safeguarding of personal information.

FAQ

How many people were affected by the First Advantage data breach?

At least 3,608 Texas residents, per a Texas Attorney General filing published July 23, 2026. That’s a state-specific floor, not a confirmed national total.

What information was exposed?

Names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and dates of birth, per the Texas AG filing.

When did the breach happen?

Earlier reporting on this incident traces unauthorized access to on or around November 13 to 17, 2025, tied to a phishing attack on an employee email account.

What should I do if I received a notification letter?

Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, monitor your financial accounts and tax filings closely, and consider speaking with a data breach attorney about your options.