Houston City College data breach
The Houston City College breach happened on June 16, 2026 and exposed 831,642 accounts. 8 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- hccs.edu
- Breach date
- June 16, 2026
- Recorded on
- July 28, 2026
- Accounts exposed
- 831,642
- Exposed data
- Academic records, Citizenship statuses, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Names, Phone numbers, Physical addresses
- Risk score
- 59 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 59 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Phone numbers, Physical addresses, Dates of birth.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
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What affected users should do
- Passwords were not exposed, but you may receive fake emails aimed at the exposed email addresses.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of July 28, 2026. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.