Ransomware Attack Disrupts Canvas LMS at 9,000 Schools Worldwide

ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for a May 1 attack on Instructure's Canvas learning management system, affecting nearly 9,000 schools globally. The group claims access to billions of private messages and academic records. Instructure restored services within hours after taking systems offline and resetting security keys. The full extent of data accessed remains under investigation, with potential student privacy implications still unclear.