Canva—Canva data breach exposed 139 million user records
In May 2019, Canva suffered a major data breach affecting approximately 139 million users worldwide. Unauthorized access exposed usernames, email addresses, and bcrypt-hashed passwords. Cybersecurity experts criticized the company for burying the breach notification beneath marketing announcements about recent acquisitions.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| User Privacy | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.57)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Canva confirmed 139 million users affected in May 2019 data breach
Canva disclosed that a data breach on May 25, 2019 affected approximately 139 million users worldwide, exposing usernames, email addresses, and bcrypt-hashed passwords. Cybersecurity publication CISO Magazine reported the company was criticized for burying the breach notification beneath marketing announcements.