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Canvas Hacked: Bay Area Colleges Disrupted By Global Cyberattack on Learning Platform

  • Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman--KQED
  • published date: 2026-05-07 23:59:12 UTC

A hacker group called ShinyHunters is claiming responsibility for the attack that brought down Canvas and is demanding a ransom to prevent the release of data.

The hacker group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the cyberattack against Instructure, the Salt Lake City-based company behind Canvas. Nearly 9,000 schools worldwide are affected, the hackers… [+1191 chars]