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Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters...

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Canvas platform hacked by ransomware group during finals

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Canvas hack: What families need to do right now

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Cyber attack disrupts swathe of US and Canada universities and schools

A cyber attack on Thursday hit several universities and schools in the US, causing chaos, confusion and major disruptions amid the high stakes end-of-year season.

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Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools Is Back Online After a Cyberattack Disrupted Studies

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Massive Canvas data breach hits colleges across California and nation, crippling student work

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Hackers steal students’ data during breach at education tech giant Instructure

Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information.

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Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools

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Major Canvas hack exposes 275 million students' personal data

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USF and Hillsborough County Schools impacted by nationwide data breach involving Canvas learning platform

A cybersecurity attack on the nation's most widely used classroom software has potentially exposed the personal data of millions of students and educators across the country — including in the Tampa B...

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Cyberattack potentially exposes data of millions in education system; 'Canvas' users await update

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Indiana colleges impacted by Canvas cybersecurity hack

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Hackers threaten to leak data from massive Canvas breach

A cyberattack on Instructure’s Canvas learning platform has impacted nearly 9,000 schools worldwide, with hackers claiming to have stolen data on 275 million users. The ShinyHunters group has threatened to release the data on May 8 unless contacted by ...

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Trove of sensitive LAPD records leaked in data hack of city attorney’s office

Thousands of LAPD records, including officer personnel files and documents from Internal Affairs investigations, are among the materials believed to have been seized in the breach.

Canvas back online after system hack. Here's what happened

Canvas is back online after a hack that impacted more than 8,000 schools and colleges across the country. (AP photo)

TechCrunch

App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen

Cloud app hosting giant Vercel this weekend said hackers had breached its internal systems and accessed customer data. Hackers have claimed they have stolen sensitive customer credentials from Vercel’s systems and are selling the data online. In a ...

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NordVPN Hack Claim — Is Your Data Secure? Here’s What Really Happened

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. With millions of users worldwide, NordVPN is one of the most popular of the virtual private network services.