Steve Daly
Coverage of Steve Daly in the Nexus archive.
- Congress investigates Canvas breach as company pays ransom
The US Congress is investigating a breach of Instructure's Canvas online platform, which was hacked twice in two weeks, and the company has paid a ransom to extortion crew ShinyHunters. The breach affected up to 275 million students, teachers, and staff. Instructure's CEO Steve Daly has been summoned to explain the circumstances of the intrusions.
- Pressure mounts on Canvas as data leak extortion deadline looms
Cybercriminals are threatening to leak sensitive data from Canvas, a widely used education tech platform, after a prolonged cyberattack. The company behind Canvas, Instructure, has taken the platform offline following malicious activity. A decentralized crew of cybercriminals, ShinyHunters, is attempting to extort the company for an unknown ransom amount.