{"id":244587,"date":"2026-05-12T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/latest-canvas-attack-shows-schools-still-struggle-with-cybersecurity\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:10:14","slug":"latest-canvas-attack-shows-schools-still-struggle-with-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/latest-canvas-attack-shows-schools-still-struggle-with-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Canvas Attack Shows Schools Still Struggle With Cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Latest Canvas Attack Shows Schools Still Struggle With Cybersecurity<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-12 14:36:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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A cyberattack against one of the world\u2019s largest digital education platforms has forced attention onto the vulnerability of U.S. schools\u2019 data. <\/p>\n

Instructure, the company behind Canvas, a learning management system used by thousands of schools which has 30 million active users, had its service interrupted late last week. According to a company statement, hackers breached Instructure\u2019s \u201cfree for teacher\u201d account, or those specifically offered to give teachers access to Canvas courses. <\/p>\n

The criminal hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 275 million records from roughly 9,000 educational institutions around the world, per reporting from Security Week. <\/p>\n

In the latest, at the beginning of this week, Instructure published a note saying that it had reached a deal with the hackers to return the stolen data and had received digital confirmation of data destruction, along with assurance that none of its customers would be extorted. The note did not mention what Instructure gave in return. But the note announced a webinar with \u201cInstructure leadership\u201d scheduled for Wednesday.<\/p>\n

According to Instructure, this is the second data breach within the year. The latest included a breach of customer \u2014 including teacher and students\u2019 \u2014 email addresses, usernames, enrollment information and course names.<\/p>\n

The attacks happened around finals for many colleges. Canvas was back online as of Saturday, according to a note about the incident on Instructure\u2019s website. But at least six universities and school districts in a dozen states sent out alerts noting they had been impacted by the attack, according to reporting from CNN. Prior to Instructure’s deal, CNN noted that ShinyHunters had set a Tuesday deadline for schools to \u201cnegotiate a settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The education sector is an attractive target for hackers, with experts describing it as \u201ctarget rich, resource poor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The breach comes amid immense frustration and legislative pushback against the extent schools…<\/p>\n

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