Instructure Holdings, Inc.·Technology

A hacker group stole data from more than 9,000 schools using an exploit in Instructure's service. Now the House Homeland Security Committee is getting involved.

U.S. House lawmakers are demanding representatives from Instructure, the twice-hacked education software maker, testify about the company's response to cyberattacks that allowed hackers to steal the personal data of millions of students worldwide.

Instructure says ShinyHunters has destroyed stolen user data after the group targeted more than 9,000 schools.

Instructure, the maker of the popular school information portal Canvas, said on Tuesday it has “reached an agreement” with the hackers who breached its systems twice, stole a huge amount of student and staff data, and disrupted thousands of schools that rely on the company's software.

Instructure, which provides Canvas software to thousands of schools and universities around the world, did not say what it had given the hackers in exchange for the stolen data.

On Tuesday, education tech giant Instructure disclosed a data breach where hackers stole students' private information, including their names, personal email addresses, and messages sent between teachers and students.
Instructure Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-based learning, assessment, development, and engagement systems worldwide. It offers Canvas Learning Management System that includes assessments, analytics, and learning content for K-12 and higher education institutions; Canvas Studio, an online video platform; Canvas Catalog, a course catalog and registration system; Canvas Assessment, a solution for assessments that include MasteryConnect, a robust student assessment management system, and Certica, which provides assessment content solutions and analytics to inform daily instruction in the classroom and data; Canvas Network that allows access to open online courses; Impact that helps K-12 and higher education institutions to improve technology adoption and evaluate impact of educational technology; and Elevate Data Sync, a solution that allows edtech vendors to share learning data between K-12 and higher education applications. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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