Canvas (Instructure) LMS Down in Ongoing Ransomware Attack
Published: (May 7, 2026 at 06:22 PM EDT)
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Source: Hacker News
Source: Hacker News
Incident Details
The Instructure‑owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students attempting to access the system on Thursday saw a message from the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for the attack.