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9.5 — CRITICAL
Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities
The hacker behind a breach at education technology giant Instructure claims to have stolen 280 million data records for students and staff from 8,809 colleges, school districts, and online education platforms. [...]
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🔍Threat Overview
A data breach at Instructure, a cloud-based education technology company, resulted in the theft of 280 million records tied to students and staff from 8,809 colleges, school districts, and online education platforms. The ShinyHunters extortion gang claimed responsibility for the attack.
⚙️Technical Details
Affected Systems
Canvas learning management system
Attack Vectors
Canvas data export featuresDAP queriesprovisioning reportsuser APIs
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: critical
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Monitor Canvas instances for suspicious activity
2Review user records and messages for potential data breaches
3Implement additional security measures to prevent similar attacks
📦Affected Products
Canvas learning management system
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