Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

Instructure, the company behind the widely-used Canvas educational platform, has reached a deal with hackers who stole data from nearly 9,000 schools and 275 million users during finals week. The hacking group ShinyHunters had threatened to leak the stolen information, which included student IDs, email addresses, and messages, unless schools paid a ransom by May 6th. Instructure says the hackers have provided "shred logs" as digital confirmation that all data copies were destroyed, though the company acknowledges there's no complete certainty when dealing with cybercriminals, and it hasn't disclosed whether the agreement involved a payment.