Canvas breach disrupts schools nationwide: 6 steps to take now
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- Canvas was disrupted this week by a cyberattack.
- Many students are unable to access the popular educational portal.
- Instructure says data was stolen; what Canvas users should do next.
Canvas is at the center of an ongoing cyberattack and data extortion attempt by a well-known cybercriminal group that claims to have stolen student records. If you are a Canvas user, you can take defensive measures now.
Also: No one pays ransomware demands anymore - so attackers have a new goal
What is Canvas?
Canvas is a Learning Management System (LMS) from Instructure, a Salt Lake City-based educational technology company founded in 2008.
Designed for remote learning, Canvas has been adopted by thousands of schools for course creation and management, grading, feedback, and coursework submission. Instructure says the LMS now supports tens of millions of users --...
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