Instructure, parent company of the education platform Canvas, said it took “immediate steps” to contain the hack before calling law enforcement.
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May 8, 2026, 11:03 PM GMT+2 / Updated May 9, 2026, 5:23 AM GMT+2
By David K. Li, Griffin Eckstein and Brittany Kubicko
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Instructure, Canvas’ parent company, said it “reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident.”
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