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Houston City College breach: 831,642 accounts exposed

In June 2026, Houston City College was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign .

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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.

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    Have I Been Pwned: Houston City College (opens a new tab)

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, July 28). Houston City College breach: 831,642 accounts exposed. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-houstoncitycollege

MLA

"Houston City College breach: 831,642 accounts exposed." KEVWire, 28 July 2026, kevwire.com/record/hibp-houstoncitycollege.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Houston City College breach: 831,642 accounts exposed." Last modified July 28, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-houstoncitycollege.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Houston City College breach: 831,642 accounts exposed (Jul 28, 2026).
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.
Sources:
Have I Been Pwned: Houston City College: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/HoustonCityCollege
Have I Been Pwned breach API: https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3/breaches
Record ID: hibp-houstoncitycollege.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 26, 2026, 21:25 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

Verified by Have I Been Pwned. Breach date: 2026-06-16; loaded 2026-07-28. Exposed data: Academic records, Citizenship statuses, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses. Counts are accounts in the loaded data, not necessarily distinct people.

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