Idaho Students React to Canvas Outage During Finals Week Amid Cyberattack Concerns

Canvas cyberattack disrupts Inland Northwest universities ahead of graduations

Schools including Eastern Washington University, Washington State University, the University of Idaho and Gonzaga University were impacted by the cyberattack.

Idaho students react to Canvas outage during finals week amid cyberattack concerns

A nationwide Canvas outage during finals week disrupted coursework at Boise State University and the University of Idaho, leaving some students with concerns.

Canvas hack forces Boise State to cancel Friday finals

( Mone't Alberts)On Thursday afternoon, Boise State University sent out a campus-wide email alerting students and faculty to an international outage of the educational platform Canvas after its parent company was hacked. The message also urged recipients not to attempt logging into the platform.Hours later, Boise State cancelled all final exams set for Friday and explained they would not be rescheduled. For some, it meant a free pass. But for ma…