tech
May 8, 2026
Canvas is online again after ShinyHunters threaten to leak schools’ data
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TL;DR
- Canvas, an Instructure-owned learning platform, is back online after a significant outage and data breach.
- The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened to leak student data.
- The breached data includes student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages.
- Instructure temporarily took Canvas offline to contain the breach and investigate.
- Free-for-teacher accounts were temporarily shut down due to an exploited issue.
- ShinyHunters has previously claimed responsibility for attacks on other major companies.