In the latest cybersecurity news, moody.edu — a company operating in the US — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group shinyhunters. This data breach, discovered on 2026-06-15T19:28:21.622452+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2025.
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Incident Report
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Target Organization | moody.edu |
| Threat Group | shinyhunters |
| Summary | Over 23 gigabytes of Moody Bible Institute data (1,300+ files, tens of millions of records) was compromised across enrollment, donor relations, payroll, and communications systems (MBI, EDC/Salesforce leads, PeopleSoft PS_COMMUNICATION, Horizon SIS, WHPD donor database, and Cadence admissions), including 46 million communication records, 2.2 million enrollment lead records, 108,000 biodemographic master files with addresses and birthdates, 3.3 gigabytes of donor gift data, employee payroll XML with home addresses and earnings, 1,100+ admissions outreach files, and student housing assignment records. This is a final warning to reach out by 18 June 2026 before we leak along with several annoying (digital) problems that’ll come your way. Make the right decision, don’t be the next headline. | Updated: 16 June 2026 | Warning: FINAL WARNING PAY OR LEAK |
| Date of Breach | 2026-06-15T19:28:20.053789+00:00 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-06-15T19:28:21.622452+00:00 |
| Region | US |
| Target Domain | moody.edu |
| Business Sector | Education |
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Disclaimer: HookPhish does not engage in the exfiltration, downloading, taking, hosting, viewing, reposting, or disclosure of any stolen information. All breach data reported here is sourced from publicly available threat intelligence feeds for awareness purposes only.
