The Houston City College data breach exposed 831,642 records including Academic records, Citizenship statuses, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, 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, 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.
- Breach date
- 2026-06-16
- Records affected
- 831,642
- Verified
- Yes
- Domain
- hccs.edu
What Was Exposed
The following data types were included in the breach:
- Academic records
- Citizenship statuses
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Names
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
What You Should Do
If you had an account with Houston City College, 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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