Canvas Breaches Trigger Congressional Demands for Answers on Education Data Security

The repeated Canvas breaches expose critical vulnerabilities in education infrastructure affecting millions of students globally, triggering congressional oversight of Instructure's security practices. As a major EdTech vendor, Instructure's failure to prevent the same attackers from infiltrating twice raises systemic concerns about data protection standards in the educational sector. Additionally, the company's decision to allegedly pay ransom fuels debate about whether negotiating with threat actors ultimately strengthens cybercriminals and undermines security for future institutions.