Instructure Pays Hackers to Delete Stolen Canvas Data
Instructure has paid a ransom to cybercriminals who hacked its learning management system, Canvas, twice in the past week and a half. The company's learning management system was targeted by the attacks. Instructure has reached a ransom agreement with the hacking group ShinyHunters to prevent the leak of 3.65 terabytes of data from its Canvas platform. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The agreement aims to halt the release of sensitive information. This likely means the company paid a ransom to the group.
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“Instructure has paid a ransom to a gang of cybercriminals that have twice hacked the company’s learning management system, Canvas, over the past week and a half....The deal means that the...”
Mastodon
“Instructure Reaches Ransom Agreement with ShinyHunters to Stop 3.65TB Canvas Leak https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/instructure-reaches-ransom-agreement.html”
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“Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen dataWhich probably means Instructure has paid the hacking group.”
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