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#4 SecurityWeek general May 08, 2026 at 10:43 UTC

Cyberattack Hits Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools as Finals Loom

By Associated Press

AI Summary

A cyberattack attributed to ShinyHunters took the Canvas LMS — used by thousands of schools and universities — offline during finals week, with students encountering messages from the threat actor group directly within the platform. Instructure confirmed a second attack attempt by ShinyHunters, and hundreds of millions of users' PII may be at risk.

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