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UI seeking digital forensic services after Canvas breach: Three months after cybercriminals hacked into the main learning system used by Iowa State and the ...
thegazette.com/news/university-of-iowa-seeking-digital-forensic-help-after-canvas-breach/article_f10d05bb-29b4-42b0-98de-907e9d2edfbf.html
Over 153,000 students, staff affected in Canvas data breach, Hong Kong privacy watchdog says
hongkongfp.com/2026/08/21/over-153000-students-staff-affected-in-canvas-data-breach-hong-kong-privacy-watchdog-says/
Mashable Jul 11
The 6 biggest cybersecurity breaches of 2026 so far: WeedHack, DarkSword, and more.
mashable.com/tech/biggest-cybersecurity-data-breaches-2026
dlvr.it Jun 06
Oxford University data pwned again by career platform breach: Totally different attack from the break-in last month. Oh so that's OK then
theregister.com/security/2026/06/06/oxford-university-data-pwned-again-by-career-platform-breach/5251754
Canvas Hack Aftermath: Congress Wants Instructure to Answer Questions: A hacker group stole data from more than 9,000 schools using an exploit in Instructure's ...
cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/canvas-hack-aftermath/
Key FactsInstructure Reaches Agreement After Massive Canvas Hack
May 12, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mashable.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mashable.com
- Instructure experienced two cyberattacks by ShinyHunters in two weeks, compromising data from 275 million users of the Canvas platform.
- The breaches caused repeated outages during finals week, forcing multiple schools to reschedule exams and assignments.
- An agreement was made ensuring the hackers returned and deleted the stolen data and pledged not to extort individual customers.
- The company continues to enhance security measures with expert help and provides ongoing updates via a dedicated incident response page.
While there is never complete certainty when dealing with cyber criminals, we believe it was important to take every step within our control to give customers additional peace of mind, to the extent possible.— Statement by Steve Daly, Instructure's CEO, posted on the company's website.
Key FactsWidespread Cyberattack Disrupts US Educational Network
May 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- A cyberattack targeted Canvas, a digital classroom platform with more than 30 million users, disrupting access during a critical exam period.
- The hacking group Shiny Hunters demanded ransom and claimed to have breached sensitive information from students, faculty, and staff.
- Canvas' parent company, Instructure, temporarily suspended free teacher accounts and placed the platform in maintenance mode to address the breach.
- The FBI urged caution against scammers exploiting the incident and advised not to respond to ransom demands or unsolicited contacts.
Instead of contacting us to resolve it they ignored us and did some ‘security patches.’— From a ransom note published by the hacking group ShinyHunters, criticizing Instructure's response and threatening data leaks.
dlvr.it May 15
Security pros doubt Canvas attackers really deleted stolen student data: Other than Instructure execs - maybe?
theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/14/security-pros-doubt-canvas-attackers-really-deleted-stolen-student-data/5240799
List of Universities, School Districts Impacted By Nationwide Canvas Hack: A major cyberattack affecting Canvas disrupted universities and school districts ...
newsweek.com/list-universities-school-districts-nationwide-canvas-hack-cyberattack-instructure-shinyhunters-11927077
ShinyHunters: Instructure breach affects 275 million teachers and students: ShinyHunters has struck yet again.
mashable.com/article/instructure-canvas-edtech-data-breach-shinyhunters
malwarebytes.com May 07
Millions of students’ personal data stolen in major education breach: ShinyHunters claims it stole personal data from 275 million users on Instructure’s Canvas ...
malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/05/millions-of-students-personal-data-stolen-in-major-education-cyberattack
Developer of education tool Canvas issues apology after hack: Discover details of the Canvas hack that led to a student data breach and the apology issued by its ...
straitstimes.com/world/united-states/developer-of-education-tool-canvas-issues-apology-after-hack
Canvas Developer Apologizes for Breach As Class-Action Lawsuits Pile Up: Court records show that at least 18 lawsuits have been filed against Canvas's parent ...
uk.pcmag.com/security/164873/canvas-developer-apologizes-for-breach-as-class-action-lawsuits-pile-up
databreaches.net May 08
Developing: ShinyHunters Hacks Instructure Again; Canvas Down
databreaches.net/2026/05/07/developing-shinyhunters-hacks-instructure-again-canvas-down/
Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools: A system that thousands of schools and universities use to support instruction was ...
pressdemocrat.com/2026/05/08/canvas-system-is-online-after-a-cyberattack-disrupted-thousands-of-schools/
No evidence of compromised data at U of T after software used by thousands of universities hacked
thestar.com/news/gta/no-evidence-of-compromised-data-at-u-of-t-after-software-used-by-thousands-of-universities-hacked/article_3d7170f3-7786-46cf-8490-3089aa5c9e0e.html
Maryland schools and universities spent Friday morning racing to restore classes, coursework and communications after a nationwide cyberattack knocked the ... Show more
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ShinyHunters hack takes Canvas offline during finals week: The cybercrime group defaced login pages at schools nationwide and set a May 12 deadline for ...
dlvr.it/TSRZp0
Fears mount that Munster TU students’ personal data compromised in cyberattack : US-based Instructure, which provides system used by Munster Technological ...
irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/08/fears-mount-that-munster-tu-students-personal-data-compromised-in-cyberattack/
Hackers just turned America’s online classrooms into a data goldmine: The cybercrime group defaced login pages at schools nationwide and set a May 12 deadline ...
qz.com/shinyhunters-canvas-hack-instructure-finals-week-050826
Canvas hacked again: Hackers set deadline to keep information of '231mn' people safe
wionews.com/trending/canvas-hacked-again-hackers-set-deadline-to-keep-information-of-231mn-people-safe-1778209144717
ShinyHunters group claims breach of nearly 9,000 US schools, stealing 280 million records
trtworld.com/article/a4245b00f866
CMS student, staff data affected by nationwide breach, district says: Hackers breached Canvas via Instructure, potentially exposing personal data for CMS ...
charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article315659280.html
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Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities: The hacker behind a breach at education technology giant Instructure claims to have stolen ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-hacker-claims-data-theft-from-8-800-schools-universities/
Edu tech firm Instructure discloses cyber incident, probes impact: Instructure, the company behind the widely used Canvas learning platform ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/edu-tech-firm-instructure-discloses-cyber-incident-probes-impact/
The AWS Outage Was a Nightmare for College Students : The outage impacted online learning platform Canvas, which is used by half of college students across the ...
wired.com/story/the-aws-outage-was-a-nightmare-for-college-students/
AWS outage: Is Canvas still down?: The widely used learning management system is struggling amid the AWS outage.
mashable.com/article/canvas-down-aws
OpenAI's new Canvas deal pushes AI deeper into schools: Teachers will be able to build custom chatbots to manage classrooms.
axios.com/2025/07/23/openai-chatgpt-schools-canvas-instructure
