Jones Day acknowledged that an “unauthorised third party accessed a limited number of dated files for 10 clients” and that all affected clients have been notified. The attackers claimed they focused on the head of the firm’s Federal Circuit team, supposedly referring to Greg Castanias. Jones Day declined to identify the clients or the specific...Read More
More than 40 percent of colleges and universities use Canvas. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | SuperCubePL/iStock/Getty Images The higher education sector got another reminder over the weekend that it remains a prime target for cybercriminals. Hackers who have stolen data from Ticketmaster, Google and several high-profile universities kicked off the month of...Read More
Canvas, a platform used by over 8,000 universities and K-12 schools for course websites, assignments and communication, shut down for several hours on Thursday. A hacking group claimed responsibility for a data breach affecting the company that owns the platform, jeopardizing the personal data of millions of students and teachers. Instructure, which provides Canvas to...Read More
A hacker circulated malware undetected for nearly a month by hijacking downloads for DAEMON Tools, a once-popular software program to run virtual CD and DVD drive files. DAEMON Tools confirmed the incident today after antivirus provider Kaspersky observed “several thousands of infection attempts” involving the virtual mounting software. “At the time of writing this article,...Read More
Updated May 8, 2026, 2:28 a.m. ET Canvas, a cloud-based learning management platform used by thousands of schools and universities, was hacked and disabled for hours as students attempted to access their grades and other class materials on May 7, multiple news organizations and college student newspapers reported. Colleges and universities across the United States,...Read More
Canvas hack impacts Houston-area schools Several Houston-area school districts and universities confirmed that their Canvas platforms were impacted by the nationwide cyberattack on Thursday. FOX 26’s Jillian Hartmann turned to a tech expert for insight. HOUSTON – Canvas, a widely used school learning platform, has reportedly been hacked and is experiencing outages, which are causing...Read More
A string of recent cyberattacks and data breaches involving the systems of major retailers have started affecting shoppers. United Natural Foods, a wholesale distributor that supplies Whole Foods and other grocers, said this week that a breach of its systems was disrupting its ability to fulfill orders — leaving many stores without certain items. In the U.K.,...Read More
Updated May 8, 2026, 10:44 a.m. CT 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...Read More
New Delhi: Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, wrote on X that he does not have access to the online party’s Instagram account. His personal Instagram account has also been hacked, he revealed. “Crackdown on Cockroach Janta Party,” Dipke posted on X Saturday. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was created by Dipke...Read More
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Public Schools has announced a recent “cybersecurity incident” involving Instructure, the company that provides the district’s Canvas learning management system. In a release, district officials said that Instructure had confirmed on May 2 that an “unauthorized third party gained access to certain user data within its systems.” “According to...Read More
