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Steve Proud

Steve Proud

Chief Information Security Officer, Instructure

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Stolen data included 'certain identifying information of users such as names, email addresses, and student ID numbers, as well as messages among users.' — statement from Steve Proud

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ShinyHunters extortion targets Instructure Canvas

Force in Play

Leading Instructure's incident response and public communications

Canvas is the homework portal and gradebook for millions of students. On May 7, 2026, during finals week, students at dozens of universities logged in and found a ransom note instead of their coursework. ShinyHunters, a criminal extortion group, claims it stole records on roughly 275 million students, teachers, and staff from about 8,809 schools. James Madison University moved Friday exams to May 13. The University of Illinois suspended final exams and assignments. Instructure, the company that runs Canvas, restored access by May 8 and confirmed it notified the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Updated 19 hours ago