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Canvas LMS / QLD Dept of Education

25 Apr 2026 · National · Education
Data Breach CRITICAL ✓ Verified

What happened

Mass data breach occurred 25 Apr 2026; Queensland Department of Education confirmed localization on 7 May 2026. Affects every Queensland state school student enrolled since 2020. Compromised data includes names, emails, and school locations. Stole 3.65TB of data covering 8,809 institutions globally.

Incident details

Organisation
Canvas LMS / QLD Dept of Education
Date
25 Apr 2026
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
CRITICAL
Sector
Education
State
National
Records affected
275,000,000 globally / 560,000+ QLD students
Threat actor
ShinyHunters

Source

abc.net.au ↗
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