Many homeowners have questions after the latest Tarrant Appraisal District data breach

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Many homeowners have questions after the latest Tarrant Appraisal District data breach
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A subcommittee of the Austin City Council recommended Broadnax on Tuesday evening.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Some Tarrant County property owners are left with a lot of unanswered questions aboutRight now, homeowners are wondering if their personal information shared with TAD is at risk. Cybersecurity experts warn threats from hackers should be taken seriously. They also warn homeowners to take steps to protect their information.

"All they wanted to hear was what the appraisal guy's recommendation was, and they just took it without any consideration," said Bilz."And I was really annoyed."In October 2022, there was a security breach. TAD launched a new website in 2023. But on March 14, hackers used ransomware to demand $700,000 from TAD or they would release sensitive data. Instead, TAD voted to spend $235,000 on things like new software.

"When I heard initially of the ransomware, the first thing I did, I went in and I put a lock on my credit so that nobody could grab my credit," Martin Yarborough said.

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