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ShinyHunters Breach Exposes 9,000 Schools in Canvas Hack

A massive data breach has hit Canvas, a popular learning management system, with hackers claiming to have stolen several terabytes of sensitive data, including personal info for 275 million users, from 9,000 schools. The notorious ShinyHunters group is now demanding action, threatening to leak everything if their demands aren't met.

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Blurred laptop screen shows Canvas login page in bright college library setting.

ShinyHunters Breach Exposes 330 Colleges in Canvas Hack

The notorious ShinyHunters gang has breached Instructure's Canvas, exposing a staggering 330 colleges to a devastating hack, and issued a chilling ultimatum with a May 2026 deadline to negotiate. The attackers replaced login pages with an extortion message, demanding schools seek cyber advisory help and secretly reach out to settle.

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