Canvas Instructure Data Breach 2026: Confirmed

Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting its Canvas platform, with the hacker group ShinyHunters claiming responsibility for exposing personal data including names, emails, and student IDs, as well as user messages. While Instructure states that sensitive data like passwords and financial information were not compromised, ShinyHunters alleges that up to 275 million records from thousands of institutions were stolen.