Canvas owner reaches ‘agreement’ with hackers to secure stolen data

Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management platform, says it has “ reached an agreement ” with hackers that breached its systems last week to prevent stolen data from being leaked online. The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility for the attack before Canvas was briefly taken offline . The group threatened to publish 3.5 terabytes of student data if ransom demands for a “settlement” weren’t met. …