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Max Robinson is the senior editor of multimedia of The Herald's 136th Editorial Board.


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The ransom note, set as white text against a black screen in a red box, reads: "SHINYHUNTERS
rooting your systems since '19 ;)
ShinyHunters has breached Instructure (again).
Instead of contacting us to resolve it they ignored us and did some "security patches".
WARNING
If any of the schools in the affected list are interested in preventing the release of their data, please consult with a cyber advisory firm and contact us privately at TOX to negotiate a settlement. You have till the end of the day by 12 May 2026 before everything is leaked.
Instructure still has until EOD 12 May 2026 to contact us," along with instructions to download affected schools lists and go to their website.
Image of a laptop displaying the ransom note.
FBI agents dig through snowy bushes.
A photo of a line of blue Rhode Island voting booths.
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A photo shows an officer rolling up yellow police tape.
A photo of the Rhode Island coast shows rocks lining a beach that extends along the horizon.
Photo of illuminated voting booths in the Providence City Hall.
Drone photo of off-campus housing by College Hill.
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