Multiple universities forced to reschedule final exams after Canvas cyber incident
On Thursday, dozens of students took to social media to say they saw a message from a cybercriminal group as they navigated through Canvas, an educational platform created by Instructure that hosts teaching materials, tests, readings and more.
Universities across the U.S. were forced to delay final exams this week following a cyberattack on a popular education software provider.
On Thursday, dozens of students took to social media to say they saw a message from a cybercriminal group as they navigated through Canvas, an educational platform created by Instructure that hosts teaching materials, tests, readings and more.
The message, from the ShinyHunters cybercriminal gang, said they breached Instructure "again" after the company did not negotiate a ransom following a breach last week. The note urged schools to reach out to the hackers directly to negotiate a ransom by May 12.
Source: https://therecord.media/universities-forced-to-reschedule-exams-canvas-incident
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