The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is asking Instructure executives to testify after ShinyHunters carried out two attacks against the Canvas platform, stealing student data and disrupting schools during final exams. The incidents exposed sensitive education records and led to defaced login portals, exam cancellations, and concerns over Instructure’s incident response and data protection. #Instructure #Canvas #ShinyHunters
Keypoints
- The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is investigating the Instructure breaches.
- ShinyHunters attacked Instructure twice within one week.
- The first breach exposed student and staff data from the Canvas platform.
- The second attack defaced Canvas login portals and disrupted exams at multiple schools.
- The committee wants Instructure to brief lawmakers by May 21 on the intrusions and response.