A hack of Instructure's Canvas locked out students at schools and universities across the US in the middle of finals period; some US colleges postponed exams
Schools and universities across the country are recovering from an outage that knocked down Canvas, an online platform that manages exams …
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Discussion
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The College Fix
Michael Haak
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Cyberattack prompts finals panic at Liberty U., campuses across the U.S.
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r/BetterOffline
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Canva learning management system is undergoing a ransomwear attack
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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I can assert with a high degree of confidence ShinyHunters did not exfiltrate highly sensitive information. Based on information I've received the primary information stolen from the schools is student names and email addresses. Furthermore, this has been confirmed by various m…
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@damonlinker
Damon Linker
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So ... Canvas is down. Every reading this semester, as well as every Powerpoint for my lectures (made available to students so they can study for their final on Monday), as well as every grade and submitted assignment, is on Canvas. Dead in the water here in academia right now.
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@bing_guan
@bing_guan
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My simmering hatred of Canvas (and refusal to run a course entirely thru it) has been vindicated. But also if Columbia had better IT assets, I wouldn't have to run my photojournalism classes off a personal Dropbox Pro acct for lack of an FTP server
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@princeton
@princeton
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Good news: Canvas is back. Bad news: Cybercriminals often strike following disruptions. 👀 Phishing attempts often increase during periods of disruption such as the recent Canvas outage. ➡️ Watch for suspicious messages or phone calls referencing Canvas, courses, or account [image…
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@reclaimuc
@reclaimuc
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in light of the canvas hack, it's worth remembering that canvas/instructure is a private ed tech company that seeks profits from “aggregating and monetizing student data.” much like the hackers, the company aims to profit from access to student data. https://www.chronicle.com/...
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@fbicyberdiv
@fbicyberdiv
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The FBI is aware of a service disruption affecting an online Learning Management System (LMS). This disruption has impacted schools, educational institutions, and students across the country. If you are contacted directly by anyone claiming to have your data, we recommend you [im…
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@racheltobac
Rachel Tobac
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@dorismatsui
Rep. Doris Matsui
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I am closely monitoring the Canvas hack that disrupted thousands of college students' finals week. Cyberattacks on schools and public institutions are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated. Protecting students, educators, and sensitive information must be a top priority…
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@jason_koebler
Jason Koebler
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Canvas hack is extremely bad, the “biggest student data privacy disaster in history” because it contains billions of messages between students and their professors, which can be extremely sensitive: [image]
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@uofmaryland
@uofmaryland
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Canvas is restored. Following an assessment by the Division of IT, access is being fully restored at UMD. We remain vigilant in assessing this situation and ask that you report any issues you may notice while using the platform to itsupport@umd.edu. Continue to check [image]
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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ShinyHunters got access to Canvas infrastructure from ... “Vishing”. Social engineering. WHY IS IT ALWAYS FUCKING SOCIAL ENGINEERING [image]
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@anecdotal
Hollis Robbins
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The real scandal in higher ed is the dependency on Canvas.
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@racheltobac
Rachel Tobac
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Apparently nerds + folks claiming to know how Canvas was breached are saying that they got in via “Vishing” (phone call phishing). This is a main way that ShinyHunters (and folks who emulate them) attack, they call to steal credentials & codes. Curious to see what gets confirmed.
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@graveyardxgf
Sam
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what do you MEAN canvas got hacked and is being held for ransom i have a final rn!!!!!!
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@alleniverxyn
@alleniverxyn
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how bored you gotta be to hack canvas
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@bridgetphetasy
Bridget Phetasy
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Tell me again why we should identify every child online with their biometrics and submit all our information as well? None of these companies are trustworthy. Resist the urge to close the internet out of misguided safetyism. We deserve anonymity online and off. Privacy is
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@repdonbeyer
Rep. Don Beyer
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9,000 schools across the country are being affected by a massive hack right now that is shutting down Canvas during finals week for millions of American students (including me). It would be nice if we had an FBI Director focused on responding to things like this with the same ve…
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@proffwolff
Nate Wolff
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Canvas is down ye say? Aye lad hearken to me and I'll tell thee a time when a man might say canvas was down! When the leviathan booms his bulk upon ye an thy splintered masts surrender their sails to the foaming merciless drink! then lad, ye might say with some authority that can
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Jason Koebler
Jason Koebler
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Canvas hack is extremely bad, the “biggest student data privacy disaster in history” because it contains billions of messages between students and their professors …
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Mark Orlando
Mark Orlando
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ShinyHunters has breached the company behind #Canvas, a LMS used by about 40% of colleges and universities in North America. …
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@dorismatsui
Rep. Doris Matsui
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I am closely monitoring the Canvas hack that disrupted thousands of college students' finals week. — Cyberattacks on schools and public institutions are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated. Protecting students, educators, and sensitive information must be a top prior…
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@brunojnavarro
Bruno J. Navarro
on bluesky
The widely used digital learning platform Canvas was put into “maintenance mode” on Thursday after its maker, the education tech giant Instructure, suffered a data breach and faced an extortion attempt by attackers using the recognizable moniker “ShinyHunters.”
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@jclarkcrp
Jennifer Clark
on bluesky
Ummm. I'd like to report a violation of the Institutional Data Policy 🙄. It's almost like requiring 40,000 university employees to take (and pass) a data security short course annually isn't actually providing data security? 🤔 🫠 — www.wired.com/story/canvas...
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@kyrouz
Bill Kyrouz
on bluesky
As a former member of the EdTech community (Jenzabar) my thoughts are with the schools but also the infosec team coping with this.... www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/u...
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@linkletter.org
Ian Linkletter
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A source close to the investigation who was not authorized to speak to the press told KrebsOnSecurity that a number of universities have already approached the cybercrime group about paying. — krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/ canv...
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@Linkletter@mastodon.social
Ian Linkletter
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It has been my mission for the past week to warn the public about the pending harms of the Instructure/Canvas hack. — I told 404 Media it is “the biggest student data privacy disaster in history” and am grateful I was able to share my concerns and help students. — https://www…
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@shoq@mastodon.social
@shoq@mastodon.social
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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. — https://www.wired.…
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@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social
Zack Whittaker
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ICYMI: Hackers breached ed-tech giant Instructure for a second time, defacing dozens of school login pages and threatening to release stolen student data if the hackers aren't paid. — Instructure took down its data system, Canvas, for several hours overnight as students face fi…
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@ngate@mastodon.social
@ngate@mastodon.social
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😂 Oh no, not the beloved Canvas LMS! How will students survive without their daily dose of glitchy course content and relentless notifications? Meanwhile, the #ransomware attackers are probably begging to give it back after realizing the code is as organized as a toddler's cray…
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r/pwnhub
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The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle
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r/news
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Canvas hack strands university students during finals week
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r/JJRaeSnark
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No daily update tomorrow. My world is on fire. Be kind to the educators and tech professionals in your life for the next few days.
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r/Anu
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Yes Canvas is down worldwide, no it wasnt scheduled Instructure is lying