Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform

Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said in an online post that it “reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor ...

Data stolen in Canvas hack that hit thousands of schools has been returned, company says

Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, ...

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters ...
Geeky Gadgets

How Google Gemini’s New Canvas Dashboard is Completely Changing File Creation

Google Gemini has introduced a significant update that expands its capabilities in file creation and management, offering support for formats such as PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Google ...

Canvas back online after cyberattack shuttered learning platform for schools across U.S.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students ...
KCCI Des Moines

Canvas cyberattack: Most Iowa schools back online

A cyberattack caused chaos for students at thousands of schools across the country, including many school districts, colleges and universities in Iowa.The attack Thursday targeted a system that ...
The Verge

Canvas is online again after ShinyHunters threaten to leak schools’ data

A massive outage of the learning platform started with a ransom message claiming to be from the ShinyHunters hacking group. A massive outage of the learning platform started with a ransom message ...
KOIN 6

PPS gives update on data breach, says Canvas system out ‘nationwide’

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One day after Portland Public Schools said a data breach of their system may have compromised the personal information of students, Oregon’s largest school district is giving ...
WGN-TV

UPDATE: Canvas restored at U of I, final exams rescheduled

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Canvas has been restored at the University of Illinois and the final exams that have already been affected by it are being rescheduled. In a Massmail to students and staff on ...
Lifehacker

Canvas Has Been Hacked, and Is Apparently Being Held for Ransom

Shinyhunters hacker group has compromised Canvas, the learning management system used by over 8,000 schools and universities. The hackers are demanding ransom by May 12, or data will be released. A ...
TechRadar

Canvas maker Instructure reveals data breach — confirms user personal information leaked

Instructure confirms cyberattack exposing names, emails, IDs, and user communications ShinyHunters claims responsibility, alleging data theft from millions across thousands of schools The incident ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Canvas site goes down at UCSD, SDSU due to data breach; other colleges affected

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Some colleges in San Diego were among those impacted by a worldwide data breach affecting the Canvas instruction platform this week. On Thursday, the University of California, ...