Canvas owner secures student data in deal with hacking group

"Instructure said in a statement posted online that it "reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident." Instructure said "the data was returned to us" and "we received digital confirmation of data destruction (shred logs)." "No Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident, publicly or otherwise," the company said. "This agreement covers all impacted Instructure customers, and there is no need for individual customers to attempt to engage with the unauthorized actor.""

"Instructure first said it was probing a cybersecurity incident in regards to Canvas on May 1. Hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach in a May 3 post on its website. ShinyHunters said it seized roughly 6.65 terabytes of Canvas data in the hack. ShinyHunters said it would release data tied to nearly 9,000 schools worldwide if the educational institutions did not pay a ransom by May 6. ShinyHunters then pushed back the deadline as it said negotiations were underway with some schools."

"Instructure CEO Steve Daly apologized for the hack and said Canvas "is fully operational and remains safe to use." Ivy League school Columbia University was one of the institutions impacted by the Canvas hack Image: Ryan Murphy/REUTERS "Over"

Instructure said it reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor behind the Canvas breach. The company stated the data was returned and that it received digital confirmation of data destruction through shred logs. Instructure said no customers would be extorted as a result of the incident, publicly or otherwise, and that the agreement covers all impacted customers. The company said there was no need for individual customers to contact the unauthorized actor. Instructure initially began probing the incident on May 1. ShinyHunters claimed responsibility on May 3, saying it seized about 6.65 terabytes of Canvas data and threatened to release data tied to nearly 9,000 schools unless ransom was paid by May 6, later extending the deadline.

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