Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform

Deal reached with Canvas hackers to delete data stolen from the educational platform

Instructure, the company behind the online learning system Canvas, has reached a deal with hackers to delete data stolen in a cyberattack.

News24 | Hackers who hit SA students reach deal with Canvas

The hacking group that targeted the Canvas educational tool and the parent company that owns the software struck a deal to secure stolen student and school ‌data, the company said in a statement late on Monday.

Utah company strikes deal for hackers to return school data

Ahacking group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Instructure, the Salt Lake City-based company that provides Canvas to about half of all colleges and universities in North America.

U. of I. reschedules finals after learning platform Canvas reaches deal with hackers

The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said in an online post that it “reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident.”The company didn’t provide any details on the agreement, including whether it involved …

Canvas' parent company strikes deal with hackers to delete data stolen from educational platform

A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.

Canvas Developer Indicates That It Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data

Instructure's CEO admits it reached an 'agreement' with the ShinyHunters gang to end the extortion threat. The company is now facing class-action lawsuits and a Congressional inquiry.