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Canvas data breach affects over 153,000 in Hong Kong educational institutions

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A data breach on the online learning platform Canvas has impacted over 153,000 students and staff across four Hong Kong tertiary institutions. The Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data found the incident originated from vulnerabilities in a third-party platform, affecting basic identifiers like names, student IDs, and email addresses, but not sensitive personal data. City University of Hong Kong was the most affected, with 96% of the total impacted individuals. AI

IMPACT Data breaches on educational platforms can erode user trust and necessitate enhanced security protocols for AI-driven learning tools.

RANK_REASON The cluster concerns a data breach affecting a widely used educational platform, which falls under the 'tool' category as it relates to a product's security incident.

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Canvas data breach affects over 153,000 in Hong Kong educational institutions

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · William Yiu ·

    More than 153,000 students, staff affected in Canvas data breach: privacy watchdog

    More than 153,000 students and staff from four tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have been affected by a data breach on the online learning management platform Canvas, an investigation by the city’s privacy watchdog has found. Nearly four months after the data breach was discove…

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