Florida Schools Affected by National Canvas Cyberattack, Causing Privacy Concerns Among Students
Multiple districts said student and staff data may have been exposed, and Instructure warned the attack could still be ongoing.
- On Thursday, a major cyberattack hit Canvas, the learning management platform operated by Instructure, disrupting schools across Florida and the nation during finals week.
- Hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach, according to a blog post by Malwarebytes, and demanded a ransom payment by May 12 to prevent release of stolen records.
- Nearly 9,000 schools were affected worldwide, with approximately 275 million records containing names, email addresses, and student IDs compromised according to the group's claims.
- Broward County Public Schools and other Florida institutions temporarily blocked Canvas access to protect systems and data, disrupting students completing final exams during the critical period.
- While Instructure confirmed passwords and financial data remain safe, family tech expert Sarah Kimmel warned stolen messages could enable "spear-phishing" attacks targeting families and students.
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Canvas Platform, Used By Escambia Schools, Was Hacked : NorthEscambia.com
The Escambia County Public School system has been identified as one of approximately 9,000 educational institutions caught in a sweeping cybersecurity breach involving the Canvas learning management platform. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach, which brought the platform down earlier this week. “While Canvas is currently operational, some components have been disabled [...]
Florida schools affected by national Canvas cyberattack, causing privacy concerns among students
The system, which is used nationwide at the university, high school, and elementary school levels for online exams and teacher communication, has been restored, but cybersecurity teams are continuing to investigate the situation.
BCPS officials say student, personnel data not impacted by Canvas hack; system back online - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
It’s back to business at Broward County Public Schools as officials say Canvas, a platform used by thousands of students, is back online, and the damage from the hackers appears to be minimal. Hours after the system came back online, the school district posted on the social media platform X that services “had been restored for Broward County Public School users.” Officials said hackers gained access to information such as student names and email…
Duval County Schools disable Canvas after massive nationwide data breach
Duval County Schools has temporarily disabled Canvas after the learning management platform was hit by what is being called the largest educational data breach on record — affecting 275 million people nationwide.
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