Moody Bible Institute data breach: 2.3M accounts exposed
Severity: medium · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2026-07-03
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". Exposed data: dates of birth, email addresses, genders, marital statuses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses. The breach dates from Jun 15, 2026; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Jul 3, 2026.
What to do
- If you had a Moody Bible Institute account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
Sources
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