Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management platform used by schools and universities, says it has reached an agreement with hackers who disrupted services and stole student data tied to Canvas. Multiple outlets report that the attackers return the compromised data and pledge not to extort Instructure’s customers. Instructure does not provide details on what it offers or provides to the hackers in return for the data, and at least one outlet notes that the company does not disclose guarantees about the hackers’ future actions or promises. Separately, U.S. lawmakers call for more information about how the attackers gained access to Instructure’s systems and conducted breaches, which some reporting describes as occurring twice. They want answers regarding the security failures and the scope of data taken from students and other users of Canvas and related student data services. The company’s public statements focus on securing the return of stolen information, while additional questions remain about the circumstances of the intrusions and the terms of the agreement.
Instructure reaches agreement with hackers over returned Canvas student data
Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management platform used by schools and universities, says it has reached an agreement with hackers who disrupted services and stole student data ti...
- Instructure says it reaches an agreement with hackers linked to Canvas-related breaches.
- Hackers return stolen Canvas user data and pledge not to extort Instructure’s customers.
- Instructure does not disclose what it gave or offered in exchange for the data.
- Reporting indicates U.S. lawmakers seek answers about how attackers breached Instructure and why it happened twice.
- The company’s statements do not include publicly stated guarantees about the hackers’ future conduct.
U.S. House lawmakers want to know how hackers broke into education tech giant Instructure twice, and stole reams of data from students who use the company's flagship student data software Canvas.
3 months agoInstructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system, said Monday it reached an agreement with hackers to recover recently stolen data.
3 months agoThe maker of the Canvas school software said it "reached an agreement" with the hackers, but provided no guarantees that the hackers would not release the data or keep their word.
3 months agoInstructure Inc. said it reached an agreement with hackers who disrupted universities’ online coursework and testing on the company’s Canvas platform, with the attackers returning stolen data and pledging not to extort the education software maker’s customers.
3 months agoInstructure, which provides Canvas software to thousands of schools and universities around the world, did not say what it had given the hackers in exchange for the stolen data.
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