Canvas experienced a data breach that continues to impact students, teachers and staff nationwide.

Instructure, the parent company of the Canvas Learning Management System, a vendor to Mississippi State University and many other large universities and educational institutions, issued its first public statement regarding the Canvas security incident that has affected over 9,000 schools and 275 million records.

This story has been updated with comments from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Public Schools. Canvas, a cloud-based learning management platform used by thousands of schools and universities, is back up after it was disabled for hours May 7.

ShinyHunters-linked attackers defaced Canvas portals, disrupting finals week access and exposing SaaS security risks for schools.

Canvas access was restored late May 7 after a cyberattack disrupted colleges across California during finals week.