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ShinyHunters has been the dominant threat actor in ZCyberNews coverage of Instructure, with five articles published between May 2 and May 12, 2026. The education sector has been the primary target, with incidents affecting North America and global regions. The severity mix across these reports includes one critical and four high-severity incidents, reflecting a concentrated period of significant activity against the learning management platform.
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.
HIGHInstructure Breach: Student Data Stolen, Services Disrupted
Instructure disclosed a breach where hackers stole names, emails, student IDs, and messages, and disrupted Canvas platform services. Data leak threats follow.
HIGHInstructure Data Breach: ShinyHunters Claims Theft
ShinyHunters claims to have stolen data from Instructure, the edtech firm behind Canvas LMS. Instructure confirms a breach involving unauthorized access to certain systems and…
HIGHInstructure Probes Cyber Incident Impacting Canvas Platform
Instructure, maker of the Canvas LMS used by over 30 million students, disclosed a cybersecurity incident and is investigating potential data exposure across its infrastructure.
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