LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A nationwide hack tied to the Canvas learning management system is affecting schools and universities in Nevada, disrupting students as they prepare for finals and raising concerns about what information could be exposed. The Nevada System of Higher Education and the Clark County School District said they are aware of a...Read More
Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information. The hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach. The hackers claim to have stolen students’ names, their personal email addresses, and messages sent between teachers and students — the same type of data Instructure admitted was stolen. Instructure is...Read More
An educational institution says the personal data of some of its students has been compromised, following a cybersecurity attack on an international learning management system. A security breach of the cloud-based Canvas learning management system, developed by American company Instructure, occurred on Saturday, May 2 (Australian time). It is used by schools, universities and vocational...Read More
Tens of thousands of Canadian taxpayers have been targeted in Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) data breaches since 2020, according to Canada’s privacy watchdog. The CRA reported a total of 42,755 confirmed individual data breaches to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) since 2020. Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne shared the report with Parliament...Read More
On Tuesday, education tech giant Instructure disclosed a data breach where hackers stole students’ private information, including their names, personal email addresses, and messages sent between teachers and students. Now, it appears hackers were able to compromise Instructure again — this time defacing several schools’ login pages to the company’s platform Canvas, which allows schools...Read More
New York — A cyberattack shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US Thursday, depriving students and teachers of essential classroom materials — at a time when many are taking or preparing for final exams. Canvas, a popular, cloud-based digital hub for classrooms, has more than 30 million active users...Read More
A “security incident” impacting a popular classroom software caused issues for students at schools across the U.S. on Thursday, including Chicago-area universities like Northwestern and Dominican. Around 2:50 p.m., reports of issues with Canvas, a learning management system used by roughly 40% of higher education institutions in North America, began popping up on Down Detector....Read More
A web-based learning management system containing teachers’ and students’ data across North Carolina and the United States is back online after being breached, with one group claiming responsibility for the breach. On Thursday, a hacker group called “ShinyHunters” said it was responsible for a data breach of Instructure, which manages Canvas. The group said it...Read More
Update Canvas’ developer Instructure and OU IT’s alert page on May 8 confirmed access to Canvas systems have been restored. OU and Norman Public Schools are part of a worldwide Canvas data breach by a hacker group. On Thursday afternoon, OU students attempting to access Canvas, the university’s learning management system, were met with a...Read More
Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington addresses inappropriate photo Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington (WDIV) WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – The Wayne County sheriff said his account was hacked after an “inappropriate” image was posted on his social media account. Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington said the image was posted on his personal Facebook account over the...Read More
