Major data breach impacts schools across US
Key takeaways
- The breach poses security risk to dozens of colleges and universities, as Shiny Hunters, the gang taking credit for the incident, has reportedly sent extortionary messages to Canvas users.
- TechCrunch reported on the news on Tuesday, after a member of the group shared a sample of the data they d allegedly accessed.
- A message sent to users, including a member of Nexstar s WFRV in Green Bay, reads: ShinyHunters: rooting your systems since 19 😉 ShinyHunters have breach Instructure (again).
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The breach poses security risk to dozens of colleges and universities, as Shiny Hunters, the gang taking credit for the incident, has reportedly sent extortionary messages to Canvas users. Canvas is used by schools nationwide for assignments and grade tracking.
TechCrunch reported on the news on Tuesday, after a member of the group shared a sample of the data they d allegedly accessed.
A message sent to users, including a member of Nexstar s WFRV in Green Bay, reads: ShinyHunters: rooting your systems since 19 😉 ShinyHunters have breach Instructure (again). Instead of contacting us to resolve it they ignored us and did some security patches. WARNING: If any of the schools affected in the list are interested in preventing the release of their data, please consult with a cyber advisory firm and contact us privately at TOX to negotiate a settlement.