tech
May 7, 2026
Hackers steal students' data during breach at education tech giant Instructure
The data breach at education tech giant Instructure includes students' private data, according to a sample of the allegedly stolen data seen by TechCrunch.
TL;DR
- Instructure, an education tech company, has confirmed a data breach.
- The hacking group ShinyHunters claims responsibility for the breach.
- Stolen data includes students' names, personal email addresses, and messages.
- ShinyHunters claims to have affected close to 9,000 schools and 275 million people's data.
- Instructure is working to restore affected products, such as Canvas.