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#Cyberattack hits #Canvas system used by thousands of schools as #finals loom

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
Updated 11:19 PM EDT, May 7, 2026

Excerpt: "Connolly said the Canvas attack is strikingly similar to a breach at #PowerSchool, which also offers learning management tools [#LMS]. In that case a Massachusetts college student was charged.

"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 a other attacks, including one aimed at #LiveNation’s #Ticketmaster subsidiary."

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Cyberattack on Canvas system causes chaos for students at thousands of schools

A cyberattack has caused chaos for students at thousands of schools as they study for finals. The attack Thursday targeted a system that schools and universities use to manage grades, assignments and lecture videos. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Instructure, the company behind the learning management system Canvas. An expert says the hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.

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DoomsdaysCW 3d ago

Not a complete list, but it's pretty comprehensive (and is from 2024)...

List of Colleges That Use #Canvas

Elon GoldJun 29, 2024

#CanvasLMS #CanvasPlatform #Cyberattack #Cybercrime #CanvasSoftware #Education #Technology #Databreach

List of Colleges That Use Canvas - Hujaifa

Several colleges use Canvas, including Stanford University, Harvard University, and the University of California, Berkeley. Canvas is a popular Learning

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DoomsdaysCW 3d ago

I'm sure it's more than what's on this list...

From 2018: #Canvas Used by Majority of the Top 25 Online Bachelor's Degree Programs Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

Four of the top five online higher education programs use Canvas as their learning management system

Feb 14, 2018, 08:00 ET

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "Canvas by #Instructure, the open online learning management system (#LMS) that makes teaching and learning easier, announced today that 14 of the top 25 online bachelor's degree programs use Canvas as their LMS of choice, including four of the top five ranked institutions. This news comes from the recently published U.S. News & World Report list of The Best Online Bachelor's Programs in 2018.

" 'It's exciting to see how Canvas is helping top institutions create an engaging educational experience for learners from all walks of life,' said Jared Stein, vice president of higher education product strategy at Canvas. 'These institutions motivate us to keep finding ways to make Canvas easier for educators to create engaging experiences that impact student success — even beyond academics.'

"Canvas customers named to the U.S. News & World Report top 25 list include Ohio State University—Columbus, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Temple University, Utah State University, Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State University—World Campus, University of Oklahoma, University of Florida, New England Institute of Technology, University of Central Florida, University of Nebraska—Omaha, Colorado State University, Siena Heights University and University of Missouri—St. Louis."

#Cyberattack #CanvasLMS #CanvasPlatform
#Cybercrime #CanvasSoftware
#Education #Technology #Databreach

Canvas Used by Majority of the Top 25 Online Bachelor's Degree Programs Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

/PRNewswire/ -- Canvas by Instructure, the open online learning management system (LMS) that makes teaching and learning easier, announced today that 14 of the...

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DoomsdaysCW 3d ago

While researching #EinsteinAI, I discovered that different #LearningManagementSystems (#LMS) allowed EinsteinAI, while others did not. #CanvasLMS was one of the ones who allowed Einstein and bunch of other #AIAgents. No wonder they got #hacked! It sounds like everybody had a key to get in!

Einstein AI by Companion.AI: Automating Homework on #Canvas Raises #AcademicIntegrity Concerns

A “student-in-a-box” agent arrives—what Einstein signals about the next phase of AI automation

By Juan Martinez, Feb 25, 2026

"Companion.AI’s newly unveiled 'Einstein' agent is not merely another #GenerativeAI assistant; it is a pointed demonstration of how quickly the market is moving from chat-based help to autonomous, persistent agents capable of completing entire workflows end-to-end. By interfacing directly with the Canvas #LearningManagementSystem (LMS), Einstein is positioned to log into student accounts, ingest course materials, participate in discussion threads, draft assignments, and submit finished work—effectively compressing the student’s academic workflow into a 'set it and forget it' automation layer."

#CompanionAI #Hackers #Instructure #Cyberattack #CanvasPlatform #CanvasSoftware #Education #Technology #Databreach #Infosec

Einstein AI by Companion.AI: Automating Homework on Canvas Raises Academic Integrity Concerns - BizTech Weekly

Companion.AI’s Einstein agent exemplifies the shift from chat-based AI to autonomous, stateful agents integrated directly with Canvas LMS, automating end-to-end student workflows. This raises critical challenges in security, data governance, academic integrity, assessment design, and edtech business models.

BizTech Weekly

DoomsdaysCW 3d ago

#Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another #Instructure hack

by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Zack Whittaker
1:59 PM PDT · May 7, 2026

"On Tuesday, education tech giant Instructure disclosed a data breach where hackers stole students’ private information, including their names, personal email addresses, and messages sent between teachers and students.

Now, it appears hackers were able to compromise Instructure again — this time defacing several schools’ login pages to the company’s platform #Canvas, which allows schools to manage coursework and assignments and communicate with students.

TechCrunch saw a message published by the cybercrime group #ShinyHunters on the Canvas login pages of three separate schools. A review of the defaced portals shows that the hackers injected an HTML file that altered the login screens to display their message.

The message says the hackers will publish the stolen data on May 12 if the company does not 'negotiate a settlement.' "

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/hackers-deface-school-login-pages-after-claiming-another-instructure-hack/

#Cyberattack #CanvasPlatform #Cybercrime #HackingNews #CanvasSoftware #Education #Technology #Databreach #ShinyHunters

Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack | TechCrunch

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message.

TechCrunch

DoomsdaysCW 3d ago

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

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, May 5, 2026

"TechCrunch is not naming the schools as they are not confirmed victims. Based on information that appears on their websites, both schools appear to use Instructure’s platform #Canvas, which allows customers to manage coursework and assignments, and communicate with students."

#CanvasSoftware #Education #Technology #Databreach #ShinyHunters

Hackers steal students' data during breach at education tech giant Instructure | TechCrunch

The data breach at education tech giant Instructure includes students' private data, according to a sample of the allegedly stolen data seen by TechCrunch.

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