Education Platform Canvas Was Hacked, Affecting Over 8,000 U.S. Schools. What Parents Need to Know

Canvas, an education platform used by over 8,000 universities and K-12 schools in the U.S., was shut down for several hours on Thursday after a hacking group that calls itself ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and demanded a ransom. “If any of the schools in the affected list are interested in preventing the release of their data, […]