Hackers breached a student data platform used by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, district officials told employees Wednesday.
Canvas is an online learning management system where students access assignments and materials. It’s owned by an education technology company called Instructure. It’s widely used by school districts around the country and roughly 41% of colleges and universities in North America.
Over the weekend, Instructure was hacked by ShinyHunters, a criminal extortion group that’s also been linked to data breaches at three Ivy League institutions in late 2025. The group claimed its attack on Instructure affected nearly 9,000 schools worldwide and exposed personal identifying information for over 275 million students, teachers and staff, according to Inside Higher Ed…