ShinyHunters Escalates Canvas Extortion with School by School Ransom Campaign (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• Hundreds of school login pages defaced with ransom demands
• ShinyHunters threatens to leak stolen data unless schools negotiate
• Campaign targets individual schools, escalating from previous broad threats

"ShinyHunters has escalated its extortion campaign against Canvas, defacing hundreds of school login pages and threatening to leak stolen data unless institutions negotiate. The group, known for previous breaches, is now targeting individual schools with specific ransom demands, increasing pressure on the education sector. This campaign underscores vulnerabilities in cloud-based learning management systems and the growing threat of targeted ransomware attacks on educational institutions."