Glendale Community College (glendale.edu) in the United States was targeted by ransomware activity attributed to shinyhunters, with 62+ gigabytes of data (304,000+ files) compromised from PeopleSoft Campus Solutions systems spanning GCC, integrations, financial aid, and admissions, including 150,000+ student records and multiple sensitive processing and compliance exports from September 2020 through June 2026. The threat includes a final demand with a 18 June 2026 deadline before data leakage, and warns of operational disruption related to enrollment, immunization compliance, and transcript availability. #UnitedStates
Incident Details
- Victim: glendale.edu
- Sector: Education
- Country: US
- Actor: shinyhunters
- Source:
- Discovered: 2026-06-15T19:28:01.066240+00:00
- Published: 2026-06-15T19:27:59.537519+00:00
Information
- Over 62 gigabytes of Glendale Community College data, comprising more than 304,000 files, was compromised across PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, integrations, financial aid, and admission processing.
- The exposed data included over 150,000 student records with names, dates of birth, and @student.glendale.edu email addresses.
- Other compromised files included login and enrollment mapping files, new student enrollment CSVs, immunization compliance logs, admission checklist reports, financial aid batch exports, and transcript PDFs.
- The stolen data spans September 2020 through June 2026.
- A final warning was issued, demanding contact by 18 June 2026 to avoid publication of the data and further disruptive digital actions.
Disclaimer: This post is based on public claims made by the ransomware group "shinyhunters". I cannot confirm the accuracy of the information. However, I would be happy to share any official statement from the affected organization to provide clarification.