Educational tech firm Instructure data breach may have impacted 9,000 schools
Instructure, maker of the Canvas learning platform, is investigating a cyber incident that exposed users’ personal data. Instructure is a U.S.-based educational technology company best known for developing Canvas, one of the world’s most widely used learning management systems (LMS). The U.S. firm confirrmed a cybersecurity incident that exposed users’ personal information. The company is working with external […]
Instructure is a U.S.-based educational technology company best known for developing Canvas, one of the world’s most widely used learning management systems (LMS).
The U.S. firm confirrmed a cybersecurity incident that exposed users’ personal information. The company is working with external cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to investigate the breach. Canvas is widely used by schools and universities to manage courses, assignments, and online learning, raising concerns about student and staff data security.
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