Moody Bible Institute data breach
From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the June 2026 breach of Moody Bible Institute. For every breach, see Breaches.
The Moody Bible Institute data breach exposed 2,303,416 accounts from moody.edu in June 2026. The data taken includes dates of birth, names, physical addresses and email addresses and 3 more kinds of data.[1]
Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 3 Jul 2026, 1 month later. It is the 299th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.
What was exposed
Moody Bible Institute’s breach included 7 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:
| Data | What it’s used for |
|---|---|
| Dates of birth | Used to prove who you are to banks and phone companies. |
| Names | Makes scam messages personal enough to believe. |
| Physical addresses | Used to prove who you are, and for scam letters and parcels. |
| Email addresses | Expect scam emails that name the company to look genuine. |
| Phone numbers | Expect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM. |
| Genders | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
| Marital statuses | Personal details that make scam messages more convincing. |
What to do
- Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, Moody Bible Institute among them, without showing the data.
- Distrust messages that mention Moody Bible Institute.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
- Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.
- Freeze your credit.In the US, free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. In Australia, ask Equifax, Experian and illion for a ban. No one can open credit in your name while it’s on.
Timeline
- : the breach, as best it can be dated.
- : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 1 month later.
Similar breaches
Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:
- Odido, February 2026, 6.1 million accounts
- ADT, April 2026, 5.5 million accounts
- Betterment, January 2026, 1.4 million accounts
- Figure, January 2026, 967,178 accounts
- JCPenney, June 2026, 368,418 accounts
- Aman, April 2026, 215,563 accounts
See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.
References
- ^ Troy Hunt. “Moody Bible Institute”, Have I Been Pwned, added 3 Jul 2026. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.
External links
- Have I Been Pwned, to check your email address
- moody.edu, Moody Bible Institute’s website