hackers

Hackers are responsible for a significant data breach affecting Canvas, an education platform owned by Instructure. This incident is newsworthy due to the large-scale theft of personal data, impacting approximately 72,571 individuals in Hong Kong alone and potentially 9,000 institutions globally. Recent developments indicate that Canvas has reached an agreement with the hackers to return the compromised data. However, this decision has drawn criticism from Hong Kong's privacy watchdog, which condemned the payment of a ransom. The watchdog argued that the funds should have been allocated to enhancing cybersecurity measures rather than paying off the attackers. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about data security in educational platforms and the ethical implications of paying ransoms to cybercriminals. Instructure plans to hold a webinar to discuss the attack and system hardening measures.