Instructure Reaches Ransom Agreement with ShinyHunters to Stop 3.65TB Canvas Leak

Instructure has reached a ransom agreement with the hacking group ShinyHunters to prevent the leak of 3.65 terabytes of data from Canvas, its learning management platform. The massive data trove reportedly contained sensitive information from the widely-used educational software system. This marks another high-profile case of a company negotiating directly with cybercriminals to prevent data exposure rather than allowing stolen information to be released publicly.