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Education is the dominant sector affected across seven articles published between 14 April and 5 October 2026, spanning North America, Global, and United States regions. ShinyHunters and Booba appear among the top threat actors tracked in this coverage. Reporting also touches healthcare and publishing, alongside education and Education. The severity mix comprises one critical, four high, and one medium incident.
Booba Ransomware Hits UIC College of Medicine, 344GB Stolen
Booba ransomware gang claims it stole 344GB from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, disrupting systems at the school serving 1,300 medical students.
CRITICALInstructure Pays Ransom to ShinyHunters After Canvas Breach
Instructure paid ShinyHunters after two Canvas intrusions stole data from 9,000 institutions. Congress launched an investigation into the ed-tech vendor's incident response.
HIGHInstructure Pays ShinyHunters to Halt 3.65TB Canvas Data Leak
ShinyHunters agreed to delete 3.65TB of stolen Canvas data after Instructure paid an undisclosed ransom. The breach affects thousands of schools and universities worldwide.
HIGHInfrastructure Breach: Hackers Steal Student Data from Canvas Platform
Infrastructure confirmed hackers accessed Canvas user data — names, emails, student IDs, messages — from educational institutions.
HIGHMcGraw Hill Breach: ShinyHunters Leaks 13.5M User Records
ShinyHunters published data from 13.5 million McGraw Hill accounts — names, emails, institutional affiliations — stolen from a misconfigured Salesforce instance.
HIGHMcGraw-Hill Data Breach Exposes 13.5 Million Users via Salesforce
Education publisher McGraw-Hill confirms a data breach exposing 13.5 million users' personal data, linked to a misconfigured Salesforce environment. Over 100GB of stolen data has been publicly distributed online following an extortion attempt.
MEDIUMMcGraw-Hill Data Breach Linked to Exploited Salesforce Misconfiguration
McGraw-Hill breached via a misconfigured Salesforce instance — ShinyHunters claim 13.5M user records exposed. Root cause, scope of access, and what educators and SaaS admins should check now.
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