KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A cybersecurity attack on the Canvas learning platform is affecting schools and colleges nationwide, including several in East Tennessee.
Instructure, the company that runs the Canvas learning management system used by more than 7,000 universities, K-12 districts and education ministries worldwide, disclosed the breach to affected institutions this week. The company confirmed names, email addresses, student ID numbers and private messages between users had been accessed before the breach was contained.
The University of Tennessee in Knoxville confirmed it uses Canvas and sent the following message to faculty, staff and students on Thursday night:…