Cybersecurity Expert Shares Online Tips After Canvas Data Breach

Cybersecurity expert shares online tips after Canvas data breach

Data breach: Cybersecurity expert shares tips to keep you safe

2nd Canvas data breach causes major disruptions for colleges

The Instructure-owned learning management system went offline on May 7 after a threat actor once again gained unauthorized access.

2nd Canvas data breach causes major disruptions for schools, colleges

The Instructure-owned learning management system went offline on May 7 after a threat actor once again gained unauthorized access.

"the biggest student data privacy disaster in history"

A single point of failure. A hacking group attacked Instructure, the maker of leading learning management system Canvas.This occurred around the end of semester for many schools, creating extra stresses and chaos in the time of final exams, projects, and grades. ShinyHunters claimed to have copied a great deal of private data, then attacked again, demanding ransom for the return of individual campus Canvas instances. As of this writing many Canv…

Canvas Got Hacked & Students Are Responding In The Funniest Possible Ways

On May 7, 2026, the popular education platform Canvas was hacked, causing chaos among students, professors, and administrators across the world. The cybersecurity breach, which caused students’ and teachers’ sensitive information to potentially be exposed, led to the platform being shut down at thousands of schools for several hours. As of Friday, May 8, the app is running again for most users, but because of the incident, there have been change…

Canvas back online following worldwide data breach, OU, Instructure confirm

Canvas is back online according to its developer following a worldwide data breach of universities and schools, including OU’s learning management system.