Cyberattack Forces University of Illinois to Postpone Finals, Affecting Thousands
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has postponed all final exams and assignments due to a cyberattack that disrupted the Canvas online learning system. This incident is part of a larger global attack affecting thousands of universities. UIUC Provost John Coleman informed faculty, staff, and students that the attack involved malicious links that could lead to malware or data compromise. As a precaution, all exams and assignments scheduled for the weekend were postponed, impacting even those classes not using Canvas. The hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility, stating that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and records accessed. Instructure, the company behind Canvas, reported that the system was mostly restored, but the timeline for resuming finals remains uncertain. 
