Event Brief
Canadian universities take action after security breach
Filed: May 08, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
Summary: University of Toronto took Quercus offline after a cyberattack on Instructure, with hackers claiming millions of users’ data stolen.
WHO: University of Toronto
WHAT: University of Toronto took Quercus offline following a cyberattack on Instructure
WHEN: May 08, 2026 at 2:49 PM ET
WHERE: Canada
WHY: The breach was triggered by a cyberattack on Instructure.
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