Cheyney University
Data Breach on August 26, 2025
| Data Breach Report | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Victim | cheyney.edu | ||
| Threat Actor | PEAR | ||
| Date Discovered | Aug 26, 2025 | ||
| Description | Cheyney University is a public historically Black university based in the USA, founded in 1837 as the nation’s first HBCU, offering undergraduate degrees and focused on leadership and social responsibility. | ||
| Leak Size | Unknown |
Credential Exposure for cheyney.edu
We've indexed 1,922 @cheyney.edu accounts from external breaches, plus 27 credentials for cheyney.edu itself.
Last checked Aug 16, 2026
| @cheyney.edu addresses from external breaches | |
|---|---|
| Third-party breaches | 1,817 accounts · across 175 breaches · 1,662 with a plaintext password · most recent Jan 8, 2026 |
| Combo lists | 1,077 accounts · most recent Aug 15, 2026 |
| Passwords for cheyney.edu accounts | |
|---|---|
| Combo lists | 21 logins · most recent Aug 1, 2026 |
| Infostealer logs | 8 logins · 2 infected devices · most recent Apr 16, 2026 |
Logins may belong to customers or to staff, and the data doesn't say which. None of this is necessarily connected to the ransomware attack above.
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