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Canvas Hack: ShinyHunters Demand Settlement, Data at Risk
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Canvas Learning Platform Hit by Ransomware: ShinyHunters Demand Settlement, Threaten Data Dump
The popular learning platform Canvas, used by thousands of schools, has been taken offline due to a ransomware attack by the hacking group ShinyHunters. The hackers claim to have stolen sensitive data, including student names, emails, ID numbers, and messages. Instructure, the company behind Canvas, has confirmed the breach and rolled out security patches, but the hackers say their outreach was ignored. The outage affects millions of students trying to access classes, assignments, and grades during a critical time for education. ShinyHunters, known for previous attacks on Ticketmaster, AT&T, and Rockstar Games, threatens to leak data if a settlement is not reached by May twelfth, twenty twenty-six. Schools are urged to consult cyber experts, while Instructure works to resolve the issue.
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