Canvas learning platform hack causes data leak and exam disruption
A hack of Canvas, the learning platform run by Instructure, led to a data leak and service outages at many US schools. During May final exams, students were unable to complete their tests, and Boise State University canceled some finals. Instructure said the hackers returned the data after extortion over the stolen information.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Instructure
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of student and staff data and disruption of classes and exams at many US schools
- Cause / method
- Data theft through a hack and demand for money
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
Timeline
- Instructure confirmed a data breach at Canvas.
- Boise State University reported Canvas outages linked to a wide-ranging data leak.
- The Canvas cyberattack disrupted service access and final exams at many US universities.
- Boise State University canceled Friday finals after the Canvas cyberattack.
- Instructure said the hackers had returned the Canvas data they stole.
- It emerged that information on students and staff of the Goshen County school district was also affected by the leak.
Also affected by this incident
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students and staff hit by Canvas data breach
↳ Knock-on damage from the Instructure incident · View original incidentImpact: Students and staff affected; scale unknown
Students and staff of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were affected by the Canvas data breach. The specific extent of the damage and the response have not been confirmed.
Read on Queen City News ↗Hillsborough County Public Schools hit by nationwide Canvas data breach
↳ Knock-on damage from the Instructure incident · View original incidentHillsborough County Public Schools was affected by a nationwide data breach at the learning platform Canvas. The specific data exposed, the extent of the damage and the response have not been confirmed.
Related reports: 2 →Duke University affected by Canvas cyberattack
↳ Knock-on damage from the Instructure incident · View original incidentDuke University was affected by the Canvas cyberattack. The attack affected a total of 9,000 schools, and the specific extent of the damage to Duke University and its response have not been confirmed.
Read on The Duke Chronicle ↗Brown University's Canvas hacked in nationwide cyberattack
↳ Knock-on damage from the Instructure incident · View original incidentBrown University's Canvas was hacked in a cyberattack across the US. The specific extent of the damage, whether information was leaked and the response have not been confirmed.
Read on Brown Daily Herald ↗
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