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Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools By Mariella Moon May 8, 2026 4:50 am EST ShinyHunters, the extortion group that infiltrated cloud-based educational tech provider Instructure, claims to have stolen data from 8,809 schools around the world. …
… TechCrunch could not confirm whether all the listed institutions were affected, nor whether they are Instructure customers. On its official site, Instructure says it has more than 8,000 institutions as customers. …
ShinyHunters briefly hijacked login portals for ~330 institutions, posting ransom demands and threats The group extended its deadline to May 12, warning of full data leaks if no settlement is reached Instructure confirmed the earlier breach but maintains sensitive financial and ID data was not expo… …
… This story was updated to include comments from Instructure’s spokesperson. …
… Instructure has not yet said if it will respond to the letter, or if Daly — or whoever is responsible for cybersecurity at the company — would attend the lawmakers’ closed-door briefing. Instructure spokesperson Brian Watkins did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment on Wednesday. …
… Instructure asked customers to continue monitoring their accounts, though its external forensic partner has "found no evidence that the threat actor currently has access to the platform." Instructure is organizing a webinar for its customers in order to "detail information about the cyberattack and… …
… Now, Instructure says the stolen data has been returned as part of its unspecified “agreement” with the hackers, alongside a promise that “no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident.” “We understand how unsettling situations like this can be, and protecting our community… …
… Update, May 7th: Added Instructure’s maintenance mode message. Update, May 8th: Added statement from Instructure regarding the service being back online.
… Canvas parent company Instructure said that as of Friday morning, the platform was back online. Instructure said it temporarily took Canvas offline on Thursday after identifying unauthorized activity in its network. …
