2.3M records in June 2026. Check whether your email is in this file — then read what was taken and what to do.
Quick answer — was Moody Bible Institute breached?
Yes. Moody Bible Institute was breached in June 2026, exposing 2,303,416 records including dates of birth, email addresses, genders. 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 Moody Bible Institute data breach?
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".
The exposed data included 7 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Why was the Moody Bible Institute breach so dangerous?
The Moody Bible Institute breach exposed 2,303,416 records — 2.3M people whose personal data is now circulating in criminal markets.
If you used Moody Bible Institute, check whether your email was exposed in this breach.
What data was stolen in the Moody Bible Institute breach?
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
Marital statuses — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
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 Moody Bible Institute breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Moody Bible Institute 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 Moody Bible Institute 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 Moody Bible Institute breach
Change your Moody Bible Institute password immediately
Log into Moody Bible Institute 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.
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.
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA or a passkey after a breach on Moody Bible Institute and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot sign in without the second factor.
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.
Check all my breaches — freeShrink 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.
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