"Vrije Universiteit (Free University, or VU) Amsterdam has disconnected all systems linked to the Canvas learning management system as a precautionary measure, after the hacker group ShinyHunters claimed on Thursday evening to have gained access to the Canvas environments of several Dutch universities. The hackers are threatening to publish stolen data if Instructure does not respond by Tuesday, May 12. Seven Dutch universities have been affected. The VU also reported the incident to the Dutch Data Protection Authority. The disconnection may have consequences for teaching and learning on Friday, according to the university."
"The hackers' message was visible for about half an hour on Thursday evening on the Canvas pages of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the VU, among others. It reads: "ShinyHunters has (once again) hacked Instructure." The group accuses Instructure of ignoring their contact attempts and gives the company until Tuesday, May 12, to prevent the stolen data from being made public."
"ShinyHunters threatens to publish data breach The hackers are threatening to publish stolen data if Instructure does not respond by Tuesday, May 12. Seven Dutch universities have been affected. The VU also reported the incident to the Dutch Data Protection Authority. The disconnection may have consequences for teaching and learning on Friday, according to the university."
"Instructure confirmed earlier this week that personal data had been compromised, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and private messages between students and instructors. Passwords and financial data were reportedly not stolen. Canvas has over 30 m"
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam disconnected systems connected to the Canvas learning management system as a precaution after ShinyHunters claimed access to Canvas environments at multiple Dutch universities. The hackers threatened to publish stolen data if Instructure did not respond by Tuesday, May 12. Seven Dutch universities were reported affected, including Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tilburg University, Eindhoven University of Technology, Maastricht University, and University of Twente. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam reported the incident to the Dutch Data Protection Authority. The disconnection may affect teaching and learning on Friday. ShinyHunters’ message appeared on Canvas pages for about half an hour and accused Instructure of ignoring contact attempts. Instructure previously confirmed personal data compromise, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and private messages, while reporting that passwords and financial data were not stolen.
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