"A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education's dependence on technology."
"The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emisoft. Instructure, the company behind Canvas, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment or questions about whether the system was taken down as a precaution or because the hackers knocked it offline."
"Canvas is used to manage grades, course notes, assignments, lecture videos and more. The hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed, Connolly said."
"Screen shots Connolly provided showed that the group began threatening Sunday to leak the trove of data, giving deadlines of Thursday and May 12. Connolly said the later date indicates that discussions regarding extortion payments may be ongoing."
A Canvas learning management system used by thousands of schools and universities went offline during a cyberattack, disrupting access to grades, course notes, assignments, and lecture videos. ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and said nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed. Students reported being unable to view course materials needed for final exams and turned to social media to confirm the outage. Threats to leak stolen data began Sunday, with deadlines set for Thursday and May 12, suggesting extortion negotiations may be ongoing. Schools are frequent targets because sensitive records are increasingly digitized, and similar attacks have occurred against other education platforms.
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