Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools
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Personal data of students and educators was exposed in a huge cyberattack on Canvas, with hackers threatening to release billions of messages. (Adobe Stock)
A widely used education software appeared to be inaccessible for schools across the country Thursday evening amid an apparent cyberattack.
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The Canvas learning platform breach may have exposed 275 million users across 8,809 schools and universities — names, emails, student IDs, and private messages
When Canvas went dark during finals season in May 2026, students at thousands of colleges and universities lost access to their exam materials, assignment portals, and instructor messages at the worst possible moment.
A nationwide cyber attack disrupted access Thursday to Canvas, the online learning platform used by millions of students and teachers for assignments, grades, exams and classroom communication.
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Should users be worried about their data after the Canvas breach?
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.
Most users regained access to the platform hours after a hacking group said it had attacked Canvas’s parent company and breached 275 million people’s data.
The Pittsfield Public School District is advising families of a cybersecurity breach involving Canvas, a learning management system the district uses.The distri
According to the university system, a threat actor has interrupted access to Canvas for users on all four NU campuses and campuses nationwide.