Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice

Instructure said it has reached an agreement with hackers after two breaches that stole a huge amount of student and staff data and disrupted thousands of schools using Canvas. The incident is a significant cybersecurity and reputational setback, with potential legal and remediation costs. While the news is company-specific rather than market-wide, it could pressure sentiment around Instructure and school software vendors.

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Instructure said it has reached an agreement with hackers after two breaches that stole a huge amount of student and staff data and disrupted thousands of schools using Canvas. The incident is a significant cybersecurity and reputational setback, with potential legal and remediation costs. While the news is company-specific rather than market-wide, it could pressure sentiment around Instructure and school software vendors.