ShinyHunters defacement message displayed on Canvas login portals

Canvas Down: ShinyHunters Defaces Login Portals in Mass Instructure Extortion Campaign

The ShinyHunters extortion gang breached Instructure again, defacing Canvas login portals across hundreds of institutions and threatening to leak data on 280 million students and staff unless a ransom is paid by May 12.

May 7, 2026 · 3 min · Jason, Cyber Professional