( May 11, 2026, 05:54 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Education providers in Australia, including universities, vocational providers and some state schools, have been affected by the cyber incident impacting Canvas, a learning management system owned by Instructure. In a statement on Monday, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said that while it is aware of the global incident, state and territory government schools are governed by state privacy laws and public universities are exempt under federal laws unless they operate as private entities. In a separate statement, Instructure said the compromised information includes usernames, email addresses, course names, enrollment information and messages. In a statement, Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator said impacted institutions will “contact students and staff directly if they experience any interruptions to service delivery as a result of the incident.”Statements follow.Office of the Australian Information Commissioner:...
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