What to Know About the Canvas Cyberattack That’s Affected Thousands of Schools

A hacker group appears to be holding the company behind the popular learning management system hostage.

Data stolen in Canvas hack that hit thousands of schools has been returned, company says

Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, ...
Becker's Hospital Review

New ransomware threatens to leak web history, Facebook messages

LeakerLocker, which was reportedly available for download in the Google Play app store, targets Android users. Unlike typical ransomware, LeakerLocker does not encrypt a user’s files. Instead, the ...

Canvas hack strands university students during finals week

Students attempting to access grades, study materials and quizzes were met instead with a message from a hacking group on ...

Cybercriminal group reportedly breaches Canvas, exposing student information

A ransomware group has claimed to have breached the learning management system Canvas, possibly exposing millions of personal ...

NC public schools, some universities cut Canvas access after ransomware attack

It's not immediately clear when K-12 public schools will regain access.
Government Technology

Some Canvas Users Receive Ransomware Threat After Data Breach

Some students and educators who logged into the Canvas learning management system May 7 received a pop-up message from cyber ...
Forbes

What 200,000 Leaked Messages Reveal About The Future Of Ransomware

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles,” wrote Sun Tzu in The Art of War more than two millennia ago. Sun Tzu’s timeless wisdom rings especially ...