Educational Platform Cyberattack Disrupts Schools Globally

Canvas, a widely-used educational technology platform serving thousands of schools and universities, was disabled following a data extortion cyberattack claimed by ShinyHunters. The breach affected hundreds of thousands of students unable to access coursework or submit assessments. Universities in multiple countries, including UBC and SFU in Canada, confirmed impacts. Instructure, the platform operator, disabled access while investigating.

Sources

• Hackers ate my homework: Educational SaaS Canvas down after cyberattack The Register · Global
• Students receive ransom messages after learning system cyberattack ABC News Australia · Australia
• The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle Wired · Global
• Instructure disables its Canvas edtech platform, used by thousands of schools and universities, amid a data extortion attack claimed by ShinyHunters (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) Techmeme · Global
• UBC, SFU among thousands of universities affected by Canvas software cyber breach CBC News · Canada

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