Canvas Owner Reaches Agreement With Cybercriminals After Ransomware Attack
2026-05-13T14:52:21Z•17f03b3cd40df8cd08457064affbf497dea37b6ea87785de10def7ca3509646a
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What happened
A wave of high-impact cyber incidents and vulnerability disclosures dominated the period: Instructure reached an agreement with ShinyHunters after a Canvas extortion campaign that escalated to school‑by‑school threats, while multiple large breaches and fines (Zara, South Staffordshire Water, Trellix source code access) underline ongoing data‑exposure and extortion risk. Widespread software and supply‑chain issues were reported — Avada Builder flaws impacting ~1M WordPress sites (file‑read and SQL injection), trojanized/typosquat packages and repos (Daemon Tools, Mini Shai‑Hulud, malicious Hug.
Why it matters
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- 2026-05-13T14:52:21Z
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- Yes
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