List of Universities, School Districts Impacted By Nationwide Canvas Hack
Summary
A cyberattack targeted Canvas, a popular online learning platform used by millions of students and teachers in the U.S., disrupting access during spring finals week. The hacking group ShinyHunters demanded a ransom, leading Canvas’ parent company, Instructure, to temporarily take the system offline, affecting many universities and school districts before restoring service.Key Facts
- Canvas is an online platform for grades, assignments, and communication, used by over 30 million people worldwide.
- Hackers from the group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded a ransom.
- The attack occurred during spring finals week, causing delays and stress for students and faculty.
- Many top universities, including Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton, Harvard, Georgetown, MIT, Oxford, Stanford, Cambridge, and Cornell, were affected.
- Multiple U.S. school districts across states like California, Florida, and Virginia also experienced disruptions.
- Instructure temporarily shut down the Free-For-Teacher accounts to stop the attack and restore normal service.
- This was the second security incident for Instructure in the same month, showing ongoing risks to the platform.
- Canvas was fully restored after the company investigated and fixed the security issues.
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