Superintendent: Canvas security breach exposed user names and messages; district, state and vendor disabled access
May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026
Rockingham County schools disclosed a Canvas security incident in which a group identified as 'Shiny Hunters' accessed teacher portal accounts and exposed usernames, emails, course names and messages; the district and NCDPI suspended access while working with vendor Instructure and communicating with families.
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Superintendent provided the board with a timeline and steps taken after a security incident affecting the district's Canvas learning management system.
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