Houston City College Data Breach

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.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is June 16, 2026. The record was added to the catalogue on July 28, 2026 and last updated there on July 28, 2026.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Academic records
• Citizenship statuses
• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Houston City College or used hccs.edu around June 16, 2026. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.