Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle
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Students attempting to access grades, study materials and quizzes were met instead with a message from a hacking group on Thursday.
Canvas, one of the most widely used education apps, said it had restored services and notified the FBI of the intrusion.
The international learning management software Canvas, used by various universities and schools, was hacked on Saturday. One of the facilities impacted says some of its data has been accessed by a "criminal third party".
Schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties were impacted by the Canvas hack. Here's what parents and students should do now.
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University of Minnesota hack: Cyberattack hits thousands of schools nationwide during final exams
The University of Minnesota (U of M) is alerting its students to a cyberattack that targeted an educational software platform as hackers threaten to release the personal information of millions of users across the country.
Hackers from the ShinyHunters group claim to have stolen 280 million records from 8,809 schools, universities, and online education platforms using Instructure’s Canvas system. The breach exposed names, email addresses, and private messages of students ...