US Congress calls Instructure CEO as it investigates Canvas breach

• Instructure CEO Steve Daly called to testify before US House Homeland Security Committee
• Hearing will cover breach details, data volume, containment steps, and customer notifications
• Daly previously confirmed ransom payment to ShinyHunters, with data “shred logs” and promises of no further extortion

Instructure CEO Steve Daly has been was called to testify in front of the US House Committee on Homeland Security regarding the recent ShinyHunters attack on the company and its flagship product, Canvas.

The testimony should take place on May 21 at the latest, and will discuss the circumstances of the incident, the nature and volume of data accessed, and the steps the company took to contain the threat and notify affected individuals.

In early May 2026, news broke that Instructure, the edtech giant behind the popular Canvas learning system, suffered a cyberattack and lost sensitive customer data. Hours later, ShinyHunters added Instructure to ...