ShinyHunters Claims Theft of 23GB from moody.edu, Sets June 18 Deadline
Summary
ShinyHunters claims to have taken more than 23GB of data from moody[.]edu, including communications, enrollment, donor, payroll and student-housing records, and set a June 18, 2026 deadline. The claim is unconfirmed.
Key points
- ShinyHunters' unverified claim says more than 23GB across 1,300+ files was taken from moody[.]edu, affecting enrollment, donor relations, payroll and communications.
- The actor claims the data includes 46 million communication records and 2.2 million enrollment lead records.
- Other claimed material includes biodemographic files with addresses and birthdates, donor gift data, payroll files with home addresses and earnings, admissions outreach files and student housing assignments.
- ShinyHunters set a June 18, 2026 deadline to make contact, threatening publication of the data and possible digital disruption.
- The article attributes the record to ransomware.live monitoring and says the claims are unconfirmed; it provides no statement from the victim.
Article Details
- Victim
- moody.edu
- Victim Domain
- moody.edu
- Claim Date
- 2026-06-15
- Encryption Status
- Unknown; no encryption is reported.
- Exfiltration Status
- Claimed by shinyhunters; unverified by the source.
- Exfiltrated Data
- The group reportedly claimed that over 23 GB of data was compromised, including communication records, enrollment lead records, biodemographic files, donor gift data, employee payroll files, admissions outreach files, and student housing records. The source says it cannot confirm the claim.
- Exfiltrated Size
- Over 23 GB (claimed; unverified)
- Ransom Demand
- No monetary demand disclosed; the actor warned the victim to make contact by 2026-06-18.
- Leak Status
- Publication was threatened if the victim did not comply; no publication is reported.