'The Biggest Student Data Privacy Disaster in History': Canvas Hack Shows the Danger of Centralized EdTech

The recent hack of Canvas, a widely used educational technology platform, has raised significant concerns about student data privacy. Ransomware group ShinyHunters breached the parent company, Instructure, reportedly stealing billions of messages and accessing data from over 275 million individuals. This incident highlights the risks associated with centralizing sensitive educational data in a single platform, as many students were locked out of their accounts during the attack.