Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools
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Canvas, a learning management system across all school levels in the state, is down after a cyberattack compromised student, teacher, and staff data. Multiple s
Connolly described ShinyHunters as a loose affiliation of teenagers and young adults based in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The group also has been tied to other attacks, including one aimed at Live Nation's Ticketmaster subsidiary.
On Thursday, a hacker group called "ShinyHunters" said it was responsible for a data breach of Instructure, which manages Canvas.
ShinyHunters breached Canvas LMS maker Instructure, claiming 275M users' data from 9,000 schools. 44 Dutch institutions affected in the largest education data breach ever.
Oshkosh schools say student data weren’t breached after a Canvas outage tied to a ransomware claim cut access for students, staff and families.