Glendale Community College Data Breach June 2026 - What Was Exposed and What To Do

What Happened

In June 2026, Glendale Community College was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. Data allegedly obtained from Glendale was later published online and included almost 800k unique email addresses along with various other data fields, including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and other information relating to student enrolments. In its disclosure notice, the college advised that "the potentially impacted information may vary for each individual and may include all or just one of the above-listed types of information".

Breach date

2026-06-15

Records affected

793,925

Verified

Yes

Domain

glendale.edu

What Was Exposed

The following data types were included in the breach:

• Academic records
• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Government issued IDs
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses

What You Should Do

If you had an account with Glendale Community College, take these steps immediately:

1. Check if your account was affected at HaveIBeenPwned.com
2. Watch for phishing emails that reference the breach or impersonate the affected company
3. Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with all three credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion)
4. Monitor your credit report for unauthorized accounts or inquiries
5. Be alert for social engineering attempts using your exposed personal information
6. Enable two-factor authentication on the affected service if available
7. Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords for each service

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