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Incident ResponseMay 14, 2026

Congress Puts Heat on Instructure After Canvas Outage

Congress questions Instructure after Canvas outage linked to ShinyHunters cybercriminal group.

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Summary

The House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to Instructure regarding the Canvas learning platform cyberattack, coinciding with the company's announcement of reaching an agreement with the ShinyHunters threat group. The incident highlights congressional oversight of critical education infrastructure and cybercriminal negotiations.

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Instructure (vendor)Canvas (product)ShinyHunters (threat_actor)