MCC Cybersecurity Incidents

MCC is required to report cybersecurity incidents to the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), on a monthly basis.

Tracking, for these categories, began in April 2023 for faculty and staff. In mid-November 2024, student tracking was added. The first full month for student tracking was December 2024.

Types of Categories & Descriptions

Category type and description
Category Type Description
Blocked Emails Email did not get through firewall (network security device to monitor incoming traffic). 
Compromised Accounts Unauthorized access to an account (aka hacking).
Phishing Campaigns Broad range of harmful activities, accomplished through human interaction (aka social engineering). 
Phishing Victims Individual fell for a phishing campaign. 

Monthly stats are provided to MCC by a third-party vendor, after a month ends. *As such, there may be a delay in reporting the information, for the applicable month/year.

  1. Year to Date (YTD) Totals
    Year to date MCC stats by category and total for 2023, 2024 and 2025.
    Year Blocked Emails Compromised Accounts Phishing Campaigns Phishing Victims
    YTD 2025* 6,519,376 51 192 21
    YTD 2024 2,277,118 20 90 7
    YTD 2023 888,921 12 24 14
  2. 2025* Annual Totals (by Month/Year)
    Monthly MCC stats by category, month and year to date total for 2025.
    Month Year Blocked Emails Compromised Accounts Phishing Campaigns Phishing Victims
    January 2025 388,588 3 20 1
    February 2025 497,531 0 22 1
    March 2025 376,355 0 21 0
    April 2025 555,883 0 22 0
    May 2025 428,146 2 17 2
    June 2025 358,850 3 28 2
    July 2025 1,430,017 5 20 3
    August 2025 1,070,088 32 32 5
    September 2025 1,413,918 6 10 7
    YTD 2025 6,519,376 51 192 21
  3. 2024 Annual Totals (by Month/Year)
    Monthly MCC stats by category, month and year to date total for 2024.
    Month Year Blocked Emails Compromised Accounts Phishing Campaigns Phishing Victims
    January 2024 177,451 0 3 0
    February 2024 55,049 3 6 0
    March 2024 117,886 1 6 0
    April 2024 315,819 2 4 1
    May 2024 59,272 2 5 0
    June 2024 71,189 2 3 0
    July 2024 89,962 6 18 1
    August 2024 84,015 1 15 1
    September 2024 103,475 1 7 1
    October 2024 116,631 0 9 3
    November 2024 228,074 2 6 0
    December 2024 858,295 0 8 0
    YTD 2024 2,227,118 20 90 7
  4. 2023 Annual Totals (by Month/Year)
    Monthly MCC stats by category, month and year to date total for 2023.
    Month Year Blocked Emails Compromised Accounts Phishing Campaigns Phishing Victims
    April 2023 65,645 0 1 1
    May 2023 69,604 1 3 0
    June 2023 77,294 1 2 0
    July 2023 88,062 1 4 0
    August 2023 80,393 4 2 5
    September 2023 76,784 3 3 3
    October 2023 112,610 0 4 5
    November 2023 163,879 2 5 0
    December 2023 154,650 0 0 0
    YTD 2023 888,921 12 24 14
Last updated: 10/2/25
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