India, May 8 -- The cyber extortion group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for a massive cyberattack targeting Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management platform used by thousands of schools worldwide.

According to reports from Koran Manado, the hackers alleged they gained access to personal information belonging to nearly 275 million users connected to Canvas, including students and teachers across almost 9,000 educational institutions globally.

The reportedly stolen data includes names, email addresses, student ID numbers and billions of private messages exchanged through the platform.

ShinyHunters is a well-known hacking and extortion group that has been linked to several major data breaches in recent yea...