Canvas Cyberattack Delays Baylor University Finals, Disrupts Campuses Nationwide

Cybersecurity experts warn the public after Canvas attack impacts Baylor

Officials at Baylor University say Canvas access has been restored after a cyberattack linked to the ransomware group “ShinyHunters.”

Canvas cyberattack disrupts finals, coursework for North Texas students and schools

SMU later pushed finals originally scheduled for Friday to Sunday because of the disruption.

Canvas cyberattack delays Baylor University finals, disrupts campuses nationwide

A cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform has disrupted college campuses across the country, including Baylor University in Waco, where Friday finals have been delayed.Watch the full story here: Canvas cyberattack delays Baylor University finals, disrupts campuses nationwideCanvas, owned by Instructure, is used by universities and schools to manage assignments, grades, course materials, and testing. The hacking group Shiny Hunters reportedly…

Canvas restored after cyber-attack affects thousands of schools across Texas during finals

A cyberattack is causing chaos for students at thousands of schools as they study and take finals. Major schools in Texas are being impacted by the outage. That includes the University of Texas system, including campuses in Austin, Tyler and San Antonio. Texas A&M and Rice University, Texas Tech and Baylor University are also affected.

Global cyberattack disrupts thousands of universities and schools across three continents

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A sophisticated international cyberattack has targeted the educational infrastructure of the United States, Canada, and Australia. The breach focused on Canvas, a ubiquitous cloud-based learning management system owned by Instructure. The platform serves more than 30 million active users and 8,000 institutional customers. This disruption left students at approximately 9,000 institutions “dead…