Canvas Users in North Carolina Face Ransomware Threat After Data Breach
A significant data breach has affected the Canvas learning management system, impacting students and school employees across North Carolina. The breach, attributed to the hacking group ShinyHunters, resulted in a ransomware demand appearing as a pop-up message when users logged into Canvas. The message instructed users to contact the hackers by May 12 to negotiate a settlement or risk having their personal information exposed. In response, the Wake County school system has temporarily disabled access to Canvas and advised users not to engage with the ransom threat. The breach has affected several institutions, including Duke University and the University of North Carolina, with the hackers claiming to have accessed personal data from over 275 million individuals worldwide. Instructure, the company behind Canvas, has acknowledged the breach and is working to address the issue. 
