US Congress Summons Instructure CEO to Testify on Canvas Data Breach
Steve Daly, the CEO of educational technology company Instructure, has been summoned to testify before the US House Committee on Homeland Security regarding a significant cybersecurity breach affecting its Canvas learning platform. The hearing, scheduled for May 21, 2026, will address the details of two separate attacks by the hacker group ShinyHunters, which compromised data belonging to approximately 275 million individuals, including students and staff at major universities like Harvard and MIT. Key topics of discussion will include the volume of stolen data, containment measures, customer notification processes, and the controversial decision by Instructure to pay a ransom to the attackers. This congressional scrutiny highlights growing legislative concern over cybersecurity failures in the education sector and the implications of paying ransoms to cybercriminal groups. The breach initially surfaced in early May 2026, leading to widespread disruption for schools and raising serious questions about data protection protocols within major edtech providers.
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