The Brief
- A major cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform has impacted 30 million users, including North Texas schools and colleges, during final exams.
- The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach and is threatening to leak sensitive student data.
- Canvas’s parent company has not yet confirmed the full extent of the data breach or when services will be completely restored.
PLANO, Texas – A cyberattack on an online learning platform disrupted schools and universities nationwide, including many in North Texas.
Canvas Outage
What we know:
The Canvas outage and data breach on Thursday impacted more than 30 million active users across the nation, just as many were preparing to take final exams.
Canvas is one of the most widely used learning education platforms. Students and teachers use it to access assignments, grades, lecture videos, and course materials.…