Cyberattack hits Canvas system
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Canvas is a widely used, web-based learning management system, a sort of digital classroom where educators load materials and assignments for students, and where students submit assignments and get their grades.
"The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is aware of a cybersecurity incident reported by Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, the learning management system used by many North Carolina public schools. Instructure informed NCDPI on Tuesday afternoon that NCDPI and some North Carolina Public School Units had been impacted.
On Thursday, a hacker group called "ShinyHunters" said it was responsible for a data breach of Instructure, which manages Canvas.
Both Creighton and the University of Nebraska said they are part of a security incident impacting colleges nationwide.