Extortion group claims 280 million education records stolen in Canvas breach
TL;DR
A hacker group called ShinyHunters claims it stole 280 million student and staff records from 8,809 schools, districts, and online education platforms through a breach of Instructure's Canvas, exposing names, email addresses, and private messages; the alleged list of affected institutions hasn’t been independently verified, universities are assessing potential impact, and Instructure hasn’t publicly responded.
- Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities BleepingComputer
- Instructure data breach: ShinyHunters says it stole data and private messages from 275 million teachers and students Mashable
- “PAY OR LEAK”: Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor Inside Higher Ed
- Instructure, Parent of Canvas, Confirms Data Breach Security Magazine
- Educational tech firm Instructure data breach may have impacted 9,000 schools Security Affairs
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