Universities across the United States, Australia and Europe faced disruption after a cyberattack hit Canvas, a widely used online learning platform used for assignments, exams, grades and communication. The outage affected access at several institutions during final exam season, while schools also warned that student information may have been exposed in the breach.
Canvas, operated by Instructure Inc., is used by more than 8,000 universities and K-12 schools worldwide. The platform went down for several hours on Thursday, affecting students and teachers across campuses.
