2026-05-07 19:29 UTC
This is BAD bad. Instructure has been bragging about their data hoard to investors for years, and now it's been stolen. This seemingly affects every school that uses Canvas.
In addition to names and personal email addresses, the hackers got personal messages and discussion posts.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/hackers-steal-students-data-during-breach-at-education-tech-giant-instructure/
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@OpenAccessElder@hcommons.social 2026-05-07 19:36
@Linkletter@mastodon.social Thanks for surfacing this story! It's especially concerning now when ed tech providers are continuing to collect more (and more granular) data about student activities. This data can be useful for assessment, but is it worth it to hoard so much personal information when we've seen these systems broken into time and again? And, more importantly, why are universities actively investing in these data collection activities rather than protecting their students?