The cybercrime group ShinyHunters has publicly claimed responsibility for another breach of educational technology company Instructure. As evidence of the alleged intrusion, the group defaced the login pages of several schools that use Instructure’s services, replacing them with an extortion note.
The defacement affected an unspecified number of educational institutions, all of which are customers of Instructure. The exact number of affected schools and the nature of the extortion demands were not immediately disclosed. Screenshots circulating online showed login portals altered with messages from the hackers.
This latest incident follows a previous claim by ShinyHunters of having compromised Instructure, suggesting a pattern of targeting the company. Instructure has not yet publicly commented on the new allegations, and it remains unclear whether any sensitive data was accessed or exfiltrated during the purported attack.
ShinyHunters is known for high-profile data breaches and often sells or leaks stolen information. The group’s tactic of defacing login pages serves both as proof of access and as a pressure tactic to compel victims into meeting ransom demands. Cybersecurity experts caution that schools should review their security postures following such incidents.
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