Canvas Hack Causes Chaos for Local College Students, Professors
The breach forced some universities to postpone exams and extend deadlines, while the hackers also threatened to leak stolen data from other platforms.
- On Thursday, the hacking group ShinyHunters breached the Canvas learning management platform, operated by Instructure, causing nationwide outages at schools and universities as students prepared for final exams.
- ShinyHunters, a cyber-extortion group known for previous campaigns targeting Vimeo and Pornhub, claimed responsibility and threatened to release stolen data unless institutions negotiate settlements by May 12, 2026.
- The breach impacted more than 30 million active users across over 8,000 institutions, exposing names, email addresses, and private messages between students, teachers, and staff members.
- Instructure restored Canvas services by Friday after disabling Free-For-Teacher accounts to contain the breach, though universities like the National University of Singapore continue assessing potential impacts.
- Educational institutions are strengthening security protocols and advising users to remain vigilant against phishing attempts while hackers maintain their May 12, 2026, deadline for ransom negotiations.
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Canvas Cyberattack Sparks Chaos Across Schools as Hackers Threaten Massive Data Leak
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