Instructure Takes Canvas Offline After ShinyHunters Breach Hits 9,000 Schools

Instructure placed Canvas, its widely used learning management system, into maintenance mode on May 7 after a confirmed cyberattack by ShinyHunters. The financially motivated group exploited a cloud vulnerability to access data from up to 9,000 schools and universities globally. Compromised records include student names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and private messages. The breach was initially disclosed May 1, confirmed May 3.