CBS News

Canvas outage hits Northwestern, University of Chicago, University of Illinois and more

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago, overseeing editorial operations and social media, and covering breaking, local and community news. A nationwide Canvas outage has ...
The New York Times

Canvas Online Learning Platform Shut Down for Hours After Cyberattack

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. By Hannah Ziegler Canvas, a platform used by ...
TechRepublic

Canvas Breach May Put 275M Users, 9,000 Schools at Risk

Instructure confirms a Canvas breach involving user information and messages as hackers claim 275M users and nearly 9,000 schools were affected. A classroom platform built for homework, grades, and ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Data breach affects schools using Canvas; University of Illinois postpones final exams, assignments

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Universities and schools K-12 across the country, including the University of Illinois and Illinois State University, have been impacted by a massive data breach targeting a system ...
Lifehacker

Canvas Has Been Hacked, and Is Apparently Being Held for Ransom

Shinyhunters hacker group has compromised Canvas, the learning management system used by over 8,000 schools and universities. The hackers are demanding ransom by May 12, or data will be released. A ...
TechRadar

Canvas maker Instructure reveals data breach — confirms user personal information leaked

Instructure confirms cyberattack exposing names, emails, IDs, and user communications ShinyHunters claims responsibility, alleging data theft from millions across thousands of schools The incident ...
Los Angeles Times

Canvas back online after major breach, but some California campuses locked amid ongoing threat

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Canvas, the learning management system used by UC, Cal State, USC, Stanford and California community colleges, ...
KUTV

Cyberattack on Canvas potentially compromises millions of users' personal information

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Canvas, a learning management system, experienced a cyberattack that potentially compromised millions of users' personal information. The Utah State Board of Education told ...
NBC Chicago

Was Canvas hacked? What we know as issues reported at Chicago-area schools, across U.S.

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.
The Chronicle

Duke among 9,000 schools affected by Canvas cyberattack

Instructure has since struck an agreement with ShinyHunters. Read more here. Update 11:25 p.m.: As of Thursday evening, Canvas was largely operational once again. According to an 11:17 p.m. status ...
CNN

What we know about the Canvas hack that has impacted thousands of schools

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 ...