House committee demands Instructure CEO testimony on Canvas hack

The US House Homeland Security Committee is calling Instructure CEO Steve Daly to testify about cyberattacks on the Canvas education platform that exposed data from millions of students and teachers.

The committee, led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino, sent a letter to Instructure seeking details on the two breaches by the hacker group ShinyHunters. The first occurred on April 29 and the second on May 7, allowing access to usernames, email addresses, course information and messages across more than 9,000 institutions.

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Harold Rogers, Coupang interim CEO, testifying at US House hearing on Korean data probe.
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Coupang interim CEO attends US House hearing on Korean data probe

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Harold Rogers, interim CEO of Coupang, attended a closed-door US House hearing in Washington related to South Korea's data leak investigation. The session is part of a congressional review of the South Korean government's treatment of American companies. Coupang expressed regret and commitment to a constructive resolution.

The Canvas learning management system has returned online following a cyberattack that disrupted access for universities worldwide starting on 7 May. The incident, claimed by hacking group Shiny Hunters, affected more than 8,000 institutions and compromised personal data of millions of students and teachers.

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A ransomware attack hit the Canvas learning platform on Thursday, forcing schools and colleges across the US to postpone or reschedule final exams. The disruption came just as students prepared for year-end testing.

Rockstar Games has confirmed that a third-party data breach allowed access to a limited amount of non-material company information. The incident follows claims by hacking group ShinyHunters, which demanded a ransom by April 14 or threatened to leak data stolen from Rockstar's Snowflake instances via Anodot. Rockstar stated the breach has no impact on its organization or players.

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A cyberattack attributed to the Iran-aligned Handala Hack group has disrupted the Microsoft environment of medical device maker Stryker, paralyzing much of its global operations. The incident, which emerged shortly after US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, involved data wiping across tens of thousands of computers. Stryker confirmed the attack is contained, with no impact on its critical medical devices.

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