A self-reported data breach by an Atlanta-based commercial and residential facade, door and window manufacturer compromised sensitive personal and financial information of more than 300 Texans, according to a filing by the Texas Attorney General.

YKK AP America Inc. disclosed in a data security report filed with the Texas Attorney General that the personal information of 368 Texas residents was compromised in the breach. The exposed data includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers and financial information, including bank account and credit or debit card numbers. In a statement to USGlass, company officials say the incident resulted from the inadvertent loss of physical backup media by a third-party records management vendor.

“The reported incident was strictly limited to physical media maintained offsite by the vendor,” explain officials. “It did not impact YKK AP’s internal networks, servers or digital records, all of which remain secure. We have no evidence that the information on this media has been accessed, misused or targeted with malicious intent.”

The breach was first disclosed to the Texas Attorney General on July 7, 2026. YKK has reached out to the impacted individuals and offered monitoring and protection services. The company confirmed to USGlass that the breach affected only employees and their dependents. No customer information was involved.

“Out of an abundance of caution and in full transparency, we notified all applicable government and state agencies as well as potentially impacted employees and dependents, and offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services,” say officials. “YKK AP takes the privacy and security of personal information seriously and regrets any concern this situation may cause.”

Data Breaches Continue to Affect Glass Industry

The breach is one of several cyber-related incidents impacting the glass industry that have occurred in recent years. In March 2026, AGC America Inc. agreed to pay employees impacted by a 2023 cyberattack that exposed the personal data of more than 20,000 people. That same month, an AkzoNobel location in the United States was breached, resulting in the exposure of around 170,000 files. According to TechRadar, a ransomware operator called Anubis stole 170 gigabytes of data, including user emails, phone numbers and technical data.

Data breaches are becoming increasingly common and costly. According to the FBI, cybercrime complaints reached nearly 860,000 in 2024, with reported losses topping $16 billion, while IBM estimates the average global cost of a data breach in 2025 climbed to a record $4.88 million. Per IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024, continued data breaches underscore the growing importance of security, artificial intelligence and automation technologies for mitigating impacts and lowering associated costs.