The Canvas / Instructure Breach – 2026-05-11 – Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News

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This episode of Talking About News focuses on the reported Canvas/Instructure breach, including discussion around ShinyHunters, transparency concerns, higher education security challenges, and possible attack paths involving phishing and tenant compromise. The team also explores broader cybersecurity trends such as social engineering, ransomware pressure tactics, and the growing role of AI and platform security in modern enterprise environments.

Chapters

(00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Californian Problems
(02:25) - The Canvas / Instructure Breach – 2026-05-11
(10:23) - Story # 1: Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide
(13:45) - Story # 1b: Security Incident Update & FAQs
(43:14) - Story # 2: Wazuh cluster sync path traversal in decompress_files() enables arbitrary file write and code execution from authenticated cluster peer
(47:34) - Story # 3: Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent.
(52:19) - Story # 4: Trellix source code breach claimed by RansomHouse hackers
(58:12) - Story # 5: Rose Acre Farms Targeted in Alleged Lynx Ransomware Attack - Cybersecurity

Links

Story # 1: Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide
Story # 1b: Security Incident Update & FAQs
Story # 2: Wazuh cluster sync path traversal in decompress_files() enables arbitrary file write and code execution from authenticated cluster peer
Story # 3: Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent.
Story # 4: Trellix source code breach claimed by RansomHouse hackers
Story # 5: Rose Acre Farms Targeted in Alleged Lynx Ransomware Attack - Cybersecurity

Wade's Workshop: Threat Actor Profiling: Know Your Enemy
Alethe Denis' Webcast: How to Build a Bulletproof Pretext
Alethe Denis' Workshop: How to Build Pressure-Proof Pretexts

Creators & Guests

John Strand - Host

Corey Ham - Host

Wade Wells - Host

Ched "cheddar" Wiggins - Guest

Bronwen Aker - Host

Hayden Covington - Host

Ryan Poirier - Producer

Alethe Denis - Guest