"UC Berkeley and Berkeley City College are among the many schools across the country recovering from an outage that knocked down Canvas, an online platform that manages exams, course notes, lecture videos and grades. The disruption tied to a cyberattack hit in the middle of finals period for many colleges, a high-stress time when students and instructors rely heavily on the platform. By late Thursday, Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said the platform was available again to most users."
"Some schools, however, have continued to block students and teachers from accessing Canvas, citing an abundance of caution while assessing security threats. UC Berkeley is currently conducting security assurance and integrity checks before re-enabling full access, the university said in a message last updated Friday morning. Officials at the Peralta Community College District, which includes Berkeley City College, warned students not to click on any links related to Canvas or the hacking message until they are notified that Canvas is operational."
"Schools and universities use Canvas to manage nearly all aspects of instruction. The platform acts as a gradebook, a hub for digital lectures and course materials, a discussion board for classroom projects, and a messaging platform between students and instructors. Some courses also give quizzes and exams on the platform, or use it as a portal where final projects and papers are submitted on deadline."
"The hacking group ShinyHunters is a loose association of teenage and young adult hackers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom who have been linked to other large-scale cyberattacks, i"
Canvas is used by schools to manage exams, course notes, lecture videos, grades, discussions, and messaging between students and instructors. Some courses also deliver quizzes and exams through the platform and accept final projects and papers via deadline submission portals. A cyberattack caused an outage during the middle of finals, a period when heavy reliance on Canvas increases the impact of disruptions. Instructure, the parent company, reported that Canvas was available again to most users by late Thursday. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility. Some schools continued blocking access while security threats were assessed. UC Berkeley performed security assurance and integrity checks before restoring full access, while Peralta Community College District warned students not to click Canvas-related links until notified of operational status.
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