"Canvas Hack: Education Giant Falls Victim to Devastating Cyberattack. In a shocking turn of events, Instructure, the company behind the widely-used Canvas learning management platform, has been hit by a massive cyberattack. Hackers gained access to sensitive data from a staggering 275 million users, sparking concerns about the security of online education. As a result, finals week was severely disrupted at a number of institutions that rely on Canvas, leaving students and educators scrambling to cope with the fallout. The company has confirmed that it paid a ransom to the hackers in an effort to prevent the leak of sensitive information, but the long-term implications of this attack remain unclear."
Instructure, the company behind the Canvas education platform, paid a ransom to hackers who threatened to leak data from 275 million users. The cyberattack also disrupted finals week at a number ...
