MCC Cybersecurity Incidents

MCC is required to report cybersecurity incidents to the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), on a monthly basis. Tracking, for these categories, began in April 2023.

Types of Categories & Descriptions

Category type and description
Category Type Description
Blocked Emails Email did not get through firewall (network security device to monitor incoming traffic). 
Compromised Accounts Unauthorized access to an account (aka hacking).
Phishing Campaigns Broad range of harmful activities, accomplished through human interaction (aka social engineering). 
Phishing Victims Individual fell for a phishing campaign. 

Monthly stats are provided to MCC by a third-party vendor, after a month ends. *As such, there may be a delay in reporting the information, for the applicable month/year.

Year To Date (YTD) Totals

Year to date MCC stats by category and total for 2024 and 2023.
Year Blocked Emails Compromised Accounts Phishing Campaigns Phishing Victims
YTD 2024* 1,074,118 18 67 4
YTD 2023 888,921 12 24 14

Annual Totals (by Month/Year)

2024*

Monthly MCC stats by category, month and year to date total for 2024.
Month Year Blocked Emails Compromised Accounts Phishing Campaigns Phishing Victims
January 2024 177,451 0 3 0
February 2024 55,049 3 6 0
March 2024 117,886 1 6 0
April 2024 315,819 2 4 1
May 2024 59,272 2 5 0
June 2024 71,189 2 3 0
July 2024 89,962 6 18 1
August 2024 84,015 1 15 1
September 2024 103,475 1 7 1
YTD 2024 1,074,118 18 67 4

2023

Monthly MCC stats by category, month and year to date total for 2023.
Month Year Blocked Emails Compromised Accounts Phishing Campaigns Phishing Victims
April 2023 65,645 0 1 1
May 2023 69,604 1 3 0
June 2023 77,294 1 2 0
July 2023 88,062 1 4 0
August 2023 80,393 4 2 5
September 2023 76,784 3 3 3
October 2023 112,610 0 4 5
November 2023 163,879 2 5 0
December 2023 154,650 0 0 0
YTD 2023 888,921 12 24 14
Last updated: 10/1/24