Mister Guns Data Breach Exposes PII of 19,662 Texans

Mister Guns, a full-service firearms retailer with multiple locations in the Dallas, Texas, area, disclosed a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information belonging to thousands of consumers.

The breach was reported to the Texas Attorney General on March 25, 2026. According to the filing, 19,662 Texas residents were identified as affected by the incident.

What happened in the Mister Guns data breach

On Nov. 22, 2025, a ransomware group calling itself Securotrop claimed responsibility for the attack in a posting on the Tor network, a part of the internet often associated with anonymous and illicit activity. The group stated it had obtained 290 gigabytes of Mister Guns' internal data.

Securotrop claimed the stolen information included customer personal details such as names, contact numbers, addresses, customer signatures, financial information and fingerprint files. The group stated it intended to publish the stolen data within six to seven days of its posting.

The public disclosure filed with the Texas Attorney General confirmed the following types to be exposed: names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, government-issued identification numbers (such as passports or state ID cards), dates of birth and other information.

Mister Guns' response to the breach

Information concerning whether Mister Guns is offering credit monitoring or identity protection services to those affected has also not been publicly disclosed at this time.

Affected individuals should watch for direct mail or email communications from Mister Guns in the coming weeks. These notifications may contain important details about what specific information was compromised for each person, the results of the company's investigation and any protective services being offered.

Consumers who believe they may have been affected but do not receive a notification can consider reaching out to the company directly through its website.

Steps to take if your information was exposed

• Place a credit freeze with all three credit bureaus by contacting Equifax (1-800-525-6285), Experian (1-888-397-3742) and TransUnion (1-800-680-7289) to prevent anyone from opening new accounts using your personal information.
• Request free credit reports at AnnualCreditReport.com and review them closely for any accounts, inquiries or address changes you do not recognize.
• Consider placing a fraud alert with one of the three major credit bureaus, which will notify the other two and require creditors to take extra verification steps before issuing new credit in your name.
• Monitor bank accounts and financial statements for unauthorized transactions and report any suspicious activity to your financial institution right away.
• Contact your state's Department of Motor Vehicles to ask about protective measures for your driver's license number, since this type of identification was part of the data exposed in the breach.
• Be cautious of phishing attempts that reference Mister Guns or this data breach by name, as criminals frequently use real breach notifications to trick people into revealing additional personal information.