2026 Canvas data breach - Wikipedia In late April 2026, Canvas LMS, a learning management system operated by private company Instructure, was affected by a data breach and outage [1] Instructure disclosed that it was investigating a cybersecurity attack involving certain user data, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages among users [2]
Aftermath of the Canvas breach: What’s next? | The Daily Nexus On Thursday, May 7, Canvas, the online learning platform, was shut down at UC Santa Barbara after a cyberattack caused an Instructure data breach The attack was organized by a cybercriminal group known as “ShinyHunters ” Although UCSB was not on the list of hacked schools, Canvas was shut down
Canvas hacked again? The hidden truth behind the massive Canvas data . . . The massive Canvas cyberattack shook schools, universities, and online learning systems across multiple countries within hours Millions of students suddenly feared their private messages, academic records, email addresses, and personal data may have been exposed online
Canvas system used by thousands of schools back online after . . . Canvas is used to manage grades, course notes, assignments, lecture videos and more The hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed, Connolly said
What to know after the Canvas cyberattack | Consumer Advice You might have heard from the news or your school that online learning platform Canvas’ parent company Instructure was hacked, potentially putting students’ personal information at risk When a hack is in the news, scammers can quickly follow