Canvas hack leaks student and staff data
Learning platform Canvas was hacked, leaking student and staff data. On 20 August 2026, a data protection regulator confirmed that more than 153,000 students and staff were affected. Concerns about risks to student records were raised even after a payment, and classes continued to use Canvas amid security concerns.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data of more than 153,000 students and staff
- Cause / method
- Hack of the Canvas platform
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- The Canvas hack came to light.
- Concern was raised that 275 million student records remained at risk even after a payment.
- A data protection regulator said more than 153,000 students and staff were affected by the data leak.
- Use of Canvas in classes resumed after the hack, amid continuing security concerns.
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