Canvas hacked: What happened and how Tennessee schools were affected | #hacker

A hacking attack on a learning management platform led to panic among college students nationwide as they attempted to access their grades and other class materials on May 7.

Canvas announced May 7 that its parent company, Instructure, experienced a security incident and outage, forcing the platform to shut down during what, for many students, is spring finals week. Instructure said Canvas has more than 30 million active users worldwide and serves over 8,000 institutions.