According to a report at The College Fix, “Canvas, the learning management software used on campuses across the country, experienced nationwide outages as a result of a major cyberattack Thursday, stalling final grades and postponing exams at Liberty University and other institutions.” Canvas is an important platform used by many colleges, so this was likely a major inconvenience. “Students who accessed the platform encountered a ransom note (pictured) from the hacking group ShinyHunters. The note threatened to leak personal information to the dark web if institutions did not negotiate settlements by the end of the day, May 12.” The platform was back to normal by Friday despite the chaos that ensued up until then. Yet again, we see how interconnected technology is and how certain technologies,…
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