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Canvas owner secures student data in deal with hacking group
Key takeaways
- The Shiny Hunters hacking group stole student data from the popular education platform Canvas last week.
- Instructure said in a statement posted online that it "reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident."
- Instructure said "the data was returned to us" and "we received digital confirmation of data destruction (shred logs)."
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The Shiny Hunters hacking group stole student data from the popular education platform Canvas last week. Parent company Instructure apologized for the hack and said Canvas "remains safe to use."
https://p.dw.com/p/5Df7k Canvas is a learning management system used worldwide Image: CFOTO/IMAGOAdvertisement The US parent company of online learning system Canvas said Monday it has reached a deal with a hacking group which stole student and school data on the educational platform.
Instructure said in a statement posted online that it "reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident."
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