How North Texas Schools Were Impacted by the Recent Canvas Hack
Hackers allegedly stole names, addresses and student IDs, while cybersecurity experts warn leaked emails and passwords can fuel phishing and account takeovers.
- Nearly a week after hacking group ShinyHunters allegedly targeted Canvas, the online education platform exposed student IDs, names, and addresses, prompting parent company Instructure to strike a deal bringing the service back online.
- The California Faculty Association described the outage as "deeply disruptive," exposing risks of centralizing student data off campus—a cost-saving trend Instructure has pursued for over a decade despite expert warnings.
- Student Joey Gutierrez reported the platform remains "kind of laggy, buggy," while peers Rachel Kaiser and Damien Newman said they're forced to use outdated alternatives like Google Classroom for coursework and finals.
- Instructure announced Tuesday a deal requiring hackers to delete stolen data; however, cybersecurity expert Ben Singleton of NetGenius warned the information remains at risk and nothing prevents its later release.
- Cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt created the website Have I Been Pwned to help users check if their information was exposed; experts recommend immediately changing passwords and enabling multi-factor authentication.
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Canvas hack exposes cybersecurity flaws across California's universities
The last message I expected to receive Thursday afternoon was a request by a student to postpone an assignment because of a cyberattack. Canvas, the tool where millions of students around the world submit their work, check their grades, watch lectures and take quizzes was inaccessible to faculty and students in the waning days of the school year. People were posting ransom note screenshots on social media. Something like this was bound to happen…
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Canvas hack exposes cybersecurity flaws across California’s universities
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The last message I expected to receive Thursday afternoon was a request by a student to postpone an assignment because of a cyberattack. Canvas, the tool where millions of students around the world submit their work, check their grades, watch lectures and take […]
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