Verified Breach

Jun 15, 2026 Breach Date

831,642 Accounts Affected

8 Data Types Exposed

Jul 28, 2026 Added to HIBP

About This Breach

In June 2026, Houston City College was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. Data allegedly obtained from the college was later published publicly and included 832k unique email addresses along with names, addresses, phone numbers, academic records, and other personal information relating to both current students and alumni.

Compromised Data Types

Academic records Citizenship statuses Dates of birth Email addresses Genders Names Phone numbers Physical addresses

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