Pittsfield Schools Warn of Cybersecurity Incident
- Thousands of educational institutions worldwide faced major disruptions during finals week after the learning management system Canvas suffered a cybersecurity breach, with attackers setting a May 12 deadline for ransom negotiations.
- Instructure, the company behind Canvas, temporarily took the platform offline after hackers exploited a vulnerability in its 'Free-for-Teacher' accounts, an incident linked to the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters.
- While Instructure reported that passwords and financial identifiers remained secure, attackers exposed names, email addresses, and student IDs from the platform serving more than 30 million users at 9,000 institutions.
- By Monday, major universities including the University of Sydney reported services were 'fully restored,' though the Australian Signals Directorate warned institutions against paying ransoms, citing 'no guarantee' of safety.
- The breach exposes risks of relying on centralized digital platforms for academic operations, prompting calls for stronger cybersecurity measures to protect student data against future extortion attempts.
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The Weekly: Illinois detention centers, Canvas breach and AI policies
The Daily Northwestern · The Weekly: Illinois detention centers, Canvas breach and AI policies WALLIS ROGIN: Last week, The Daily reported on Illinois legislation defining where “detention center facilities” can be located, Northwestern professors’ policies on artificial intelligence and a Canvas hack that targeted over 9,000 schools. From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Wallis Rogin.... The post The Weekly: Illinois detention centers, Canvas brea…
Major US-based Educational Platform Canvas Back Online After Ransomware Attack
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. A major US-based educational platform used by millions of students has been restored after a cyberattack by an international hacking group. Some shit you should know before you …
Hacker deadline looms as some universities regain Canvas access
Australian universities and education departments have begun regaining access to online learning platform Canvas, after being caught up in a breach last week. However, the deadline set by the hackers continues to count down.
Should users be worried about their data after the Canvas breach?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Canvas, the online learning system used by thousands of schools, is back online after a cyberattack shut it down. In the aftermath, security experts say users are now exposed to more attacks from the group taking responsibility for the hack. Cybersecurity expert and University of Richmond associate professor Tom Mattson said that while Canvas does not store much personal data, like Social Security Numbers, it does store e…
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