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Another detail emerges about Instructure’s agreement with ShinyHunters; Debate continues about whether to pay

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STIX ID: report--d3d8a141-8a8c-53f2-96d1-3df39a5a9eaa

Feed Name: DataBreaches.Net

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-05-16

Date Updated: 2026-05-17

Author: Dissent

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DataBreaches covers an extortion incident involving ShinyHunters and Instructure, reporting that Instructure reportedly paid after a second attack and received claimed proof of data destruction; the piece questions whether such assurances can be trusted, cites survey data showing high post-payment risk and repeat attacks, and discusses differing expert opinions on whether ShinyHunters honors deletion promises.

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