Canvas Outage Hits Northwestern, University of Chicago, University of Illinois and More
- On April 25, hackers compromised the Canvas learning platform operated by Instructure; the company disclosed the breach on Tuesday, potentially exposing names, email addresses, and user messages from school districts nationwide.
- Cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the intrusion, alleging they stole private data and threatening to publish it on May 12 unless Instructure negotiates a settlement.
- Multiple school districts, including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, reported disruptions, while Instructure Chief Information Security Officer Steve Proud confirmed directory-style information was accessed but no passwords or financial data were involved.
- Growth Office Partners CEO Kimberly Simon warned that stolen data could facilitate convincing phishing attacks, while Instructure recommended customers rotate API tokens and review administrator access.
- This incident marks the second major breach affecting districts in two years, following the 2024 PowerSchool attack, which experts say demonstrates how compromises can ripple across entire school systems.
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has disconnected all systems connected to the Canvas educational software. The educational institution announced this after hacker group ShinyHunters managed to take over the Canvas sites of several Dutch universities on Thursday evening.
Education tool Canvas hacked, multiple US college newspapers report
LOS ANGELES, USA – Education tool Canvas, used by schools, colleges, and universities for grades and other class materials, was hacked, blocking students from accessing the application, multiple college student newspapers reported on Thursday, May 7. The Harvard Crimson reported that students could not gain access to the site beginning on Thursday afternoon with hacking group ShinyHunters saying Harvard was among “thousands of schools allegedly …
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The Independent (US)Hackers demand ransom after breaching learning program used by schools nationwide
A hacker group called ‘ShinyHunters’ threatened to release stolen data
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