Hackers steal students’ data during breach at education tech giant Instructure
Education tech giant Instructure confirmed a data breach affecting students' private information, with hackers ShinyHunters claiming responsibility and alleging 275 million people's data was stolen. The stolen data includes students' names, email addresses, and messages between teachers and students.
Instructure, an education tech giant, confirmed a data breach affecting students' private information. Hackers ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, alleging they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools worldwide, impacting 275 million people. The stolen data includes students' names, email addresses, and messages between teachers and students. A sample of the stolen data shared with TechCrunch included information from two US schools, in Massachusetts and Tennessee. Instructure said some of its products were restored after maintenance. The company has over 8,000 institutional customers.
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