Center for Civic Education

Data Breach

civiced.org

74,886

Records Exposed

Aug 2018

Date of Breach

Database

Breach Type

Jul 2025

Added to Database

About This Breach

In August 2018, the Center for Civic Education, a U.S.-based nonprofit founded in 1965 and headquartered in Calabasas, California, suffered a data breach that affected 74,886 users. The compromised data included email addresses and MD5 password hashes. Users should rotate credentials and be cautious about reusing passwords on other websites.

Compromised Data Types

Email Address Password Hash

Country

United States

Language

English

Password Storage

MD5

What Should You Do?

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Change your password immediately on Center for Civic Education and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.