Topic: student data exposure
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Cyberattack on Canvas Platform Disrupts Finals, Causes Chaos
A cyberattack on the Canvas online learning platform by the ransomware group ShinyHunters caused widespread disruption as students prepared for final exams, with the platform taken offline after unauthorized activity was detected. The breach compromised user names, email addresses, student ID num...
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New Canvas Hack Ransomware Attack Sparks Security Crisis
A ransomware attack on Instructure's Canvas learning platform caused widespread disruption at thousands of schools, including Harvard and Columbia, during finals week, forcing the system into maintenance mode. Hackers known as ShinyHunters stole sensitive student data (names, emails, student IDs)...
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