Canvas Breach Highlights Growing Cyber Risk in Education
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A data breach on the Canvas education platform exposed personal data from almost 9,000 schools and up to 275 million people, with attackers pressing for ransom. The incident disrupted finals, underscored the vulnerability of school systems to edtech breaches, and adds to ongoing concerns about data privacy and cybersecurity in education.
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- Prince William schools among thousands of institutions impacted by cyberattack WTOP
- Canvas is back online, but questions — and final exam disruptions — linger NPR
- Nationwide security incident involving Canvas UCnet
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