794K records in June 2026. Check whether your email is in this file — then read what was taken and what to do.
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Quick answer — was Glendale Community College breached?
Yes. Glendale Community College was breached in June 2026, exposing 793,925 records including academic records, dates of birth, email addresses. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
What happened in the Glendale Community College data breach?
In June 2026, Glendale Community College was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. Data allegedly obtained from Glendale was later published online and included almost 800k unique email addresses along with various other data fields, including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and other information relating to student enrolments. In its disclosure notice, the college advised that "the potentially impacted information may vary for each individual and may include all or just one of the above-listed types of information".
The exposed data included 8 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Why was the Glendale Community College breach so dangerous?
The Glendale Community College breach exposed 793,925 records.
If you used Glendale Community College, check whether your email was exposed in this breach.
What data was stolen in the Glendale Community College breach?
Academic records — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Dates of birth — used to verify identity for account takeover and fraud
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Genders — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Government issued IDs — enables full identity theft including fraudulent credit applications
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Phone numbers — enables SIM-swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Is the Glendale Community College breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Glendale Community College breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2026 are still actively used in automated attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth does not expire. Even if you changed your Glendale Community College password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn how long stolen data stays dangerous.
What to do if your email was in the Glendale Community College breach
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Change your Glendale Community College password immediately
Log into Glendale Community College and change your password to something strong and unique — one you have never used anywhere else. A password manager after a breach can generate and store a unique password so you never reuse one.
2
Change any account sharing that password
If you reused this password elsewhere, walk the password-reuse change checklist. You can also check whether that password appears in known leaks without sending the password itself.
3
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA or a passkey after a breach on Glendale Community College and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot sign in without the second factor.
4
Check your other accounts for this breach
Run a full email scan to see every breach your address appears in — not just this one. Then follow the after-breach playbook. If a password from this incident is still in use, check it without sending the password itself.
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Shrink people-search listings if your name or address was exposed
A leaked email plus a public people-search page makes phishing more convincing. That is a separate job from changing passwords. See the data broker opt-out guide for official forms and, if you want help, removal services.
Frequently asked about the Glendale Community College breach
How many people were affected by the Glendale Community College data breach?
Approximately 793,925 user records were exposed in the Glendale Community College breach in June 2026.
Is the Glendale Community College breach still a risk in 2026?
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential-stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Glendale Community College password elsewhere and have not changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
How do I check if my email was in the Glendale Community College breach?
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What should I do if I was in the Glendale Community College breach?
Change your Glendale Community College password immediately, update any account where you used the same password, and enable two-factor authentication on all important accounts. Use a unique password for every account — a password manager makes this straightforward — and monitor for phishing emails over the next 90 days.
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Breach pages are built from structured breach records and reviewed for practical risk guidance by EmailLeaked. Risk labels reflect exposed data types and are intended to help readers prioritise action.
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