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2 hours ago
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US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches | TechCrunch

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fromwww.dw.com
21 hours ago

Canvas owner secures student data in deal with hacking group

Instructure reached an agreement with ShinyHunters, received returned data, confirmed destruction, and said no customers will be extorted.
Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Canvas platform strikes deal with hackers to delete students' stolen data

Instructure reached an agreement with hackers to delete stolen Canvas data, returned it, and received shred-log confirmation, though complete certainty remains impossible.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
2 hours ago

US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches | TechCrunch

House Homeland Security Committee lawmakers demand Instructure testimony about repeated cyberattacks, stolen student data, response actions, and coordination with CISA.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
17 hours ago

Cybersecurity Is No Longer a Gatekeeper, But the Engine of Delivery Across Digital Economy

Cybersecurity is a top fast-growing skill and must be integrated into product delivery, since both protection gaps and misconfigured controls can cause outages, breaches, and lost trust.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
4 hours ago

Government to Scrutinize Instructure Over Canvas Disruption, Data Breach

Instructure faced repeated Canvas intrusions, exploited Free-For-Teacher issues, and is temporarily shutting accounts while the House Homeland Security Committee demands incident details.
Privacy professionals
fromTechzine Global
9 hours ago

Hackers tipped off Dutch telco Odido about its own data breach

Odido learned two days late that a February hack caused a massive customer data breach, with phishing access and delayed discovery of stolen data.
Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Canvas platform strikes deal with hackers to delete students' stolen data

Instructure reached an agreement with hackers to delete stolen Canvas data, returned it, and received shred-log confirmation, though complete certainty remains impossible.
Privacy professionals
fromSecurityWeek
5 hours ago

716,000 Impacted by OpenLoop Health Data Breach

Hackers accessed OpenLoop Health systems in early January 2026 and stole personal information of 716,000 individuals, prompting security upgrades and identity monitoring for victims.
fromtheregister
8 hours ago

Civil servants to protest outside Capita AGM over pension shambles

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will gather outside Capita's AGM at Sheldon Square, London, from 9:45am on May 18 to demand that the government strips the outsourcer of responsibility for administering civil service pensions after months of delays, botched portal launches, missing payments, bereavement failures, and a data breach that exposed members' personal information.
EU data protection
#ransomware
Information security
fromtheregister
19 hours ago

Foxconn confirms cyberattack after ransomware crew claims it stole confidential Apple, Nvidia files

A ransomware attack hit Foxconn’s North American operations, disrupting some factories but enabling resumption of normal production after response measures.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days ago

ICO fines Cl0p victim South Staffs Water over data breach | Computer Weekly

South Staffordshire Water and its parent received a reduced £964,900 ICO fine after improvements following a Cl0p ransomware attack that exposed data of 600,000 people.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
5 days ago

Ransomware Group Takes Credit for Trellix Hack

RansomHouse claimed responsibility for a Trellix breach involving leaked access to internal services and dashboards, while Trellix reported no evidence of source code exploitation.
Information security
fromWIRED
5 days ago

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Canvas was placed in maintenance mode after a breach and extortion attempt, disrupting school operations nationwide and exposing user data at affected institutions.
Information security
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Deploying Ransomware Himself

A ransomware negotiator conspired with hackers, betraying clients and facilitating attacks against multiple companies.
Information security
fromtheregister
19 hours ago

Foxconn confirms cyberattack after ransomware crew claims it stole confidential Apple, Nvidia files

A ransomware attack hit Foxconn’s North American operations, disrupting some factories but enabling resumption of normal production after response measures.
Privacy professionals
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days ago

ICO fines Cl0p victim South Staffs Water over data breach | Computer Weekly

South Staffordshire Water and its parent received a reduced £964,900 ICO fine after improvements following a Cl0p ransomware attack that exposed data of 600,000 people.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
5 days ago

Ransomware Group Takes Credit for Trellix Hack

RansomHouse claimed responsibility for a Trellix breach involving leaked access to internal services and dashboards, while Trellix reported no evidence of source code exploitation.
Information security
fromWIRED
5 days ago

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Canvas was placed in maintenance mode after a breach and extortion attempt, disrupting school operations nationwide and exposing user data at affected institutions.
Information security
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Deploying Ransomware Himself

A ransomware negotiator conspired with hackers, betraying clients and facilitating attacks against multiple companies.
#cybercrime
fromtheregister
1 day ago
Privacy professionals

FleetWave outage takes another turn. Chevin confirms crooks accessed customer data

Information security
fromNextgov.com
2 days ago

Canvas breach spotlights cybercriminal appetite for student data

Education technology platforms like Canvas are being targeted for breaches that can expose student data and enable fraud, identity theft, extortion, and further intrusions.
Information security
fromtheregister
1 day ago

Congress investigates Canvas breach as company pays ransom

US Congress summoned Instructure CEO Steve Daly to explain two Canvas breaches, including data accessed, containment, notifications, and coordination with federal law enforcement and CISA.
Privacy professionals
fromtheregister
1 day ago

FleetWave outage takes another turn. Chevin confirms crooks accessed customer data

Attackers accessed customer databases and potentially acquired operational data, personal contact details, and payroll numbers during the April FleetWave outage.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
2 days ago

Canvas breach spotlights cybercriminal appetite for student data

Education technology platforms like Canvas are being targeted for breaches that can expose student data and enable fraud, identity theft, extortion, and further intrusions.
Privacy professionals
fromtheregister
2 days ago

BWH Hotels guests warned after reservation data checks out with cybercrooks

BWH Hotels reported a third-party breach exposing guest contact and reservation data from October 2025 to April 2026, with no payment details involved.
France news
fromTheregister
1 week ago

French prosecutors link 15-year-old to gov mega-breach

A 15-year-old was detained in France for allegedly stealing millions of records from the ANTS agency and selling them online.
fromSecurityWeek
1 day ago

BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 Months

Emails sent to customers affected by the data breach reveal that the intrusion was discovered on April 22, and an investigation showed that threat actors had access since October 14, 2025.
Privacy professionals
Information security
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Canvas owner reaches 'agreement' with hackers to secure stolen data

Instructure reached an agreement with hackers after a Canvas breach, claiming stolen data was returned and customers will not be extorted.
Information security
fromSearch Storage
1 day ago

Attackers targeting storage infrastructure for remote work | TechTarget

Threat actors increasingly target storage infrastructure to access valuable data, disable backups, steal credentials, and spread ransomware impact efficiently.
#cyberattack
Higher education
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools

A ShinyHunters cyberattack disrupted Canvas across thousands of schools, forcing exam postponements and leaving some users unable to access coursework.
Information security
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Hacked educational platform partially restored for millions of students

ShinyHunters breached Canvas, stole 3.5 terabytes of student data, threatened release by May 12, and disrupted education during exam season.
Information security
fromArs Technica
4 days ago

Chaos erupts as cyberattack disrupts learning platform Canvas amid finals

A cyberattack disrupted Canvas during final exams, exposing personal data, prompting schools to postpone or reschedule exams, and restoring the platform after investigation.
Education
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Canvas education platform back online after cyberattack

Canvas access was restored after a major cyberattack disrupted student access worldwide during final exams.
Education
fromFortune
5 days ago

Student hackers get revenge on final exams as 'ShinyHunters' takes down nearly 9,000 schools study software | Fortune

Canvas returned online after a cyberattack disrupted grades, assignments, and course materials for schools and universities during final exams.
Education
fromSecurityWeek
5 days ago

Cyberattack Hits Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools as Finals Loom

A Canvas learning platform outage during a ShinyHunters cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools, exposing education’s reliance on technology and enabling data theft threats.
Higher education
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools

A ShinyHunters cyberattack disrupted Canvas across thousands of schools, forcing exam postponements and leaving some users unable to access coursework.
Information security
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Hacked educational platform partially restored for millions of students

ShinyHunters breached Canvas, stole 3.5 terabytes of student data, threatened release by May 12, and disrupted education during exam season.
Information security
fromArs Technica
4 days ago

Chaos erupts as cyberattack disrupts learning platform Canvas amid finals

A cyberattack disrupted Canvas during final exams, exposing personal data, prompting schools to postpone or reschedule exams, and restoring the platform after investigation.
Education
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Canvas education platform back online after cyberattack

Canvas access was restored after a major cyberattack disrupted student access worldwide during final exams.
Education
fromFortune
5 days ago

Student hackers get revenge on final exams as 'ShinyHunters' takes down nearly 9,000 schools study software | Fortune

Canvas returned online after a cyberattack disrupted grades, assignments, and course materials for schools and universities during final exams.
Education
fromSecurityWeek
5 days ago

Cyberattack Hits Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools as Finals Loom

A Canvas learning platform outage during a ShinyHunters cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools, exposing education’s reliance on technology and enabling data theft threats.
#education-technology
Information security
fromTNW | Data-Security
6 days ago

ShinyHunters breach Instructure Canvas LMS, claim 275M users and 3.65TB of student data from 9,000 schools including 44 Dutch institutions

Hackers exploited Instructure’s Canvas systems, stealing 3.65TB of student and staff data from 275M users across thousands of institutions, including private messages.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack | TechCrunch

Hackers defaced Canvas login pages for multiple schools and threatened to publish stolen student data unless Instructure reaches a settlement.
Information security
fromTNW | Data-Security
6 days ago

ShinyHunters breach Instructure Canvas LMS, claim 275M users and 3.65TB of student data from 9,000 schools including 44 Dutch institutions

Hackers exploited Instructure’s Canvas systems, stealing 3.65TB of student and staff data from 275M users across thousands of institutions, including private messages.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack | TechCrunch

Hackers defaced Canvas login pages for multiple schools and threatened to publish stolen student data unless Instructure reaches a settlement.
Higher education
fromAxios
4 days ago

Canvas outage delays college finals across the country

Universities canceled or rescheduled finals due to a Canvas outage after unauthorized access exposed student information.
#cyber-extortion
Information security
fromEngadget
5 days ago

Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools - Engadget

ShinyHunters claims it stole data from 8,809 schools via a breach of Instructure’s Canvas, threatening to leak records unless a settlement is negotiated by May 12.
Information security
fromEngadget
5 days ago

Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools - Engadget

ShinyHunters claims it stole data from 8,809 schools via a breach of Instructure’s Canvas, threatening to leak records unless a settlement is negotiated by May 12.
Information security
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools' data

Canvas learning management platform experienced a major outage following a data breach affecting millions of students, with hacking group ShinyHunters demanding ransom before releasing stolen data.
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Alberta separatists submit 300,000 signatures to push independence referendum

Alberta separatists submitted over 300,000 signatures for an independence referendum amid a major data breach affecting nearly three million residents.
#instructure
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Hackers steal students' data during breach at education tech giant Instructure | TechCrunch

Instructure confirmed a data breach involving students' private information, claimed by the hacking group ShinyHunters.
Privacy professionals
fromTechzine Global
1 week ago

ShinyHunters claims Instructure breach, data from 275M users stolen

Instructure confirmed a data breach affecting personal data of users, with claims of 275 million individuals' data stolen by the ShinyHunters group.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Hackers steal students' data during breach at education tech giant Instructure | TechCrunch

Instructure confirmed a data breach involving students' private information, claimed by the hacking group ShinyHunters.
Privacy professionals
fromTechzine Global
1 week ago

ShinyHunters claims Instructure breach, data from 275M users stolen

Instructure confirmed a data breach affecting personal data of users, with claims of 275 million individuals' data stolen by the ShinyHunters group.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Cushman & Wakefield confirms vishing cyberattack

Cushman & Wakefield confirmed a data breach caused by vishing, with two cybercrime groups claiming responsibility for separate attacks.
#vimeo
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago

Vimeo Confirms User and Customer Data Breach

Vimeo confirmed a data breach involving user data theft through a third-party vendor, but no video content or payment information was compromised.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago

Vimeo Confirms User and Customer Data Breach

Vimeo confirmed a data breach involving user data theft through a third-party vendor, but no video content or payment information was compromised.
Information security
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Your architecture is the ceiling on your AI strategy. Here's how to raise it in 90 days

A data breach at Vercel occurred due to an employee's use of a compromised AI tool, highlighting risks in legacy architectures for AI deployment.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

Almost half of UK businesses hit by cyber attacks | Computer Weekly

Cyber security threats in the UK are significant, with many organizations experiencing breaches or attacks, highlighting the need for robust security measures.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients' medical records | TechCrunch

A security flaw in Practice by Numbers' patient portal exposed private health records of patients, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Exposed Data Illustrates the Nightmare Scenario for a Stalkerware Victim

Stalkerware enables secret surveillance of individuals, leading to severe privacy violations and potential data breaches of sensitive information.
Healthcare
fromSecurityWeek
1 week ago

Sandhills Medical Says Ransomware Breach Affects 170,000

Sandhills Medical Foundation experienced a data breach affecting nearly 170,000 individuals due to a ransomware attack discovered on May 8, 2025.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago

Fresh LiteLLM Vulnerability Exploited Shortly After Disclosure

A critical SQL injection vulnerability in LiteLLM was exploited shortly after disclosure, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive database information.
#uk-biobank
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

UK braces for further leaks after more private health records appear on Chinese website

Confidential health records of UK Biobank volunteers have been listed on Alibaba, prompting government action and raising concerns about data re-identification risks.
EU data protection
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

UK Biobank Data of 500K Listed for Sale in China

Sensitive UK Biobank data was found for sale on Alibaba, revealing private information of 500,000 participants without names or phone numbers.
EU data protection
fromTNW | Data-Security
2 weeks ago

UK Biobank data from 500,000 volunteers listed for sale on Alibaba after Chinese research institutions broke access agreements

Data from 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers was listed for sale on Alibaba due to a breach by three Chinese research institutions.
EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

Medical data of half a million Britons on sale in China after Biobank breach | Computer Weekly

Medical data of 500,000 British citizens was offered for sale on a Chinese website after a breach at UK Biobank.
EU data protection
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms

Health data of 500,000 UK Biobank members was found for sale online, but it did not include personally identifying information.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

UK braces for further leaks after more private health records appear on Chinese website

Confidential health records of UK Biobank volunteers have been listed on Alibaba, prompting government action and raising concerns about data re-identification risks.
EU data protection
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

UK Biobank Data of 500K Listed for Sale in China

Sensitive UK Biobank data was found for sale on Alibaba, revealing private information of 500,000 participants without names or phone numbers.
EU data protection
fromTNW | Data-Security
2 weeks ago

UK Biobank data from 500,000 volunteers listed for sale on Alibaba after Chinese research institutions broke access agreements

Data from 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers was listed for sale on Alibaba due to a breach by three Chinese research institutions.
EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

Medical data of half a million Britons on sale in China after Biobank breach | Computer Weekly

Medical data of 500,000 British citizens was offered for sale on a Chinese website after a breach at UK Biobank.
EU data protection
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms

Health data of 500,000 UK Biobank members was found for sale online, but it did not include personally identifying information.
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Why a recent supply-chain attack singled out security firms Checkmarx and Bitwarden

Current evidence indicates that this data originated from Checkmarx's GitHub repositories, and that access to those repositories was facilitated through the initial supply chain attack of March 23, 2023.
Information security
Privacy professionals
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

ADT Confirms Major Data Breach Exposing Millions of Names, Partial SSNs

ADT's home security systems were not compromised, but customer data including names and partial Social Security numbers was exposed in a data breach.
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Pitney Bowes the latest victim of ShinyHunters' breach-spree

Data breach tracker Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) confirmed the breach on April 27, with 8.2 million unique email addresses included in the dump alongside names, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
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#medtronic
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fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago

Medtronic Hack Confirmed After ShinyHunters Threatens Data Leak

Medtronic confirmed a hack by ShinyHunters, claiming millions of records were stolen, but asserts no impact on patient safety or operations.
Privacy professionals
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago

Medtronic Hack Confirmed After ShinyHunters Threatens Data Leak

Medtronic confirmed a hack by ShinyHunters, claiming millions of records were stolen, but asserts no impact on patient safety or operations.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

ShinyHunters claim they have cruise giant Carnival's booty

Carnival Corporation faces a significant data breach involving 7.5 million email addresses linked to its Mariner Society loyalty program.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident | TechCrunch

Delve faces multiple allegations and security incidents, leading to loss of customers and damaged reputation.
EU data protection
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Some Interrail travellers told to cancel passports as hacked data posted online

Holidaymakers in Europe must replace passports after personal data was hacked and sold on the dark web, causing stress and financial burden.
Privacy professionals
fromReadWrite
2 weeks ago

Caesars sued over 2026 data breach claims

Caesars Entertainment faces a class action lawsuit for failing to protect customer data during a second cyber incident after a previous breach in 2023.
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