Moody Bible Institute Data Breach
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".
Compromised Data
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Affected Accounts:
2.3M
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Breach Occurred:
June 2026
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Added to HIBP:
3 Jul 2026
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