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#student data

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Latest Signals (6)

The Lab · 2026-05-08 08:20:43 · r/privacy

1. Student Data Breach Exposes Millions of Records in Education Sector Cyberattack

A sophisticated cyberattack has compromised the personal data of millions of students, marking one of the most significant breaches in the education sector. Security researchers identified the intrusion as a targeted operation designed to extract large volumes of sensitive information from multiple educational institut...

The Lab · 2026-05-08 10:25:14 · GitHub Issues

2. Canvas LMS Outage: ShinyHunters Threatens Student Data Leak After Breach

Canvas, one of the most widely used learning management systems globally, went dark following a data breach claimed by the hacking group ShinyHunters, which is now threatening to publish sensitive student information. The outage has disrupted educational institutions relying on the platform, while the attackers leverag...

The Lab · 2026-05-08 17:54:47 · 404 Media

3. Canvas Ransomware Attack: ShinyHunters Claims Access to 275 Million Student Records in Instructure Breach

A ransomware attack on Instructure, the parent company of the widely-used learning management system Canvas, disrupted education for millions of students across thousands of universities and K-12 schools last Thursday. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach, asserting it accessed data belo...

The Lab · 2026-05-09 04:01:37 · r/privacy

4. Millions of Students' Personal Data Stolen in Major Education Sector Cyberattack

A significant cybersecurity breach has compromised the personal data of millions of students, marking one of the larger education-sector data exposures in recent memory. The incident underscores the persistent vulnerability of educational institutions to cyberattacks and the growing concentration of sensitive personal ...

The Lab · 2026-05-10 18:31:46 · r/cybersecurity

5. ShinyHunters Claims 275M Records Stolen in Canvas LMS Breach; 8,800 Schools Warned as Ransom Deadline Approaches

A threat actor operating under the alias ShinyHunters claims to have exfiltrated approximately 275 million records from Canvas LMS, the learning management system operated by Instructure, in a breach that has now affected more than 8,800 educational institutions across the United States and internationally. Instructure...

The Lab · 2026-05-11 20:48:18 · r/privacy

6. ShinyHunters Deadline Closes on Instructure as 275 Million Student Records Remain Unnotified

A ransomware deadline issued by the threat actor ShinyHunters to Instructure, parent company of the widely used Canvas learning management system, expires May 12, raising urgent questions about the status of negotiations and the fate of data belonging to approximately 275 million students across 9,000 educational insti...