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Canvas login portals hacked in mass ShinyHunters extortion campaign

The ShinyHunters extortion gang has breached education technology giant Instructure again, this time exploiting another vulnerability to deface Canvas login portals for hundreds of colleges and universities. [...]

Source Summary Published May 7, 2026 Brief Under 1 min brief
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The ShinyHunters extortion gang has breached education technology giant Instructure again, this time exploiting a vulnerability to deface Canvas login portals for hundreds of colleges and universities. The defacements, which were visible for roughly 30 minutes before being taken offline, displayed a message from ShinyHunters claiming responsibility for the earlier Instructure breach and threatening to leak stolen data if a ransom is not paid.

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