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ShinyHunters hackers disrupt Canvas, impacting 9,000 schools during final exams

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A cyberattack by the group ShinyHunters disrupted Canvas, a widely used educational platform, impacting nearly 9,000 schools globally. The outage occurred during a critical period for students preparing for final exams, forcing some institutions to postpone assessments and seek alternative methods for instruction. While the platform is now largely restored, the incident highlights the vulnerability of educational systems to cyber threats and the potential for sensitive student data to be accessed. AI

RANK_REASON This is a cyberattack on an educational software platform, not a release of new AI technology or a core AI research paper.

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ShinyHunters hackers disrupt Canvas, impacting 9,000 schools during final exams

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press ·

    Student hackers get revenge on final exams as ‘ShinyHunters’ takes down nearly 9,000 schools study software

    Cyber threat analyst Luke Connolly described ShinyHunters as a loose affiliation of teenagers and young adults based in the U.S. and the U.K.

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