Cyberattack on Canvas Disrupts Education, Exposes Data Risks
The online education platform Canvas, owned by Instructure, experienced a significant cyberattack, leading to a temporary outage that disrupted access to course materials for students and faculty during finals week. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach, which affected nearly 9,000 schools worldwide. The attack has potentially compromised data from millions of students and teachers, including names, email addresses, and student identification numbers. In response, Instructure took Canvas offline to contain the breach and engaged forensic experts to investigate. The incident has caused widespread disruption, particularly as many universities are in the middle of final exams and grading. Some school districts, such as Orange County Public Schools in Florida, have temporarily disabled access to Canvas as a precaution. 
