The Moody Bible Institute data breach exposed 2,303,416 records including Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Marital statuses, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses. This breach has been verified by HaveIBeenPwned. Affected users should check HaveIBeenPwned.com and take immediate steps to protect their accounts.
What Happened
In June 2026, Moody Bible Institute was targeted by a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. Over 2.3M unique email addresses and other personal data were later published publicly, including names, physical addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and other information relating to donors, supporters, students and alumni. In their disclosure notice, Moody advised that they had "engaged both internal and external cybersecurity experts to thoroughly investigate the matter".
- Breach date
- 2026-06-15
- Records affected
- 2,303,416
- Verified
- Yes
- Domain
- moody.edu
What Was Exposed
The following data types were included in the breach:
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Marital statuses
- Names
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
What You Should Do
If you had an account with Moody Bible Institute, take these steps immediately:
- Check if your account was affected at HaveIBeenPwned.com
- Watch for phishing emails that reference the breach or impersonate the affected company
- Be alert for social engineering attempts using your exposed personal information
- Enable two-factor authentication on the affected service if available
- Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords for each service
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