Canvas Cyber Attack Ransoms Millions Of Student, Teacher Data
The Supreme People's Court highlighted a case where a hospital hired Bo Software Co. The hacking group Shiny Hunters has claimed responsibility for shutting down Canvas, a platform used by over half of US colleges, universities, and grade schools for coursework and communication. The group posted a ransom letter, asserting they obtained access to data for more than 275 million people across nearly 9,000 schools. This outage has reportedly caused panic among users.
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Sources · 7 independent
CNR Voice of China
“某医院聘请博某软件有限公司，负责开发、维护网上挂号系统。没想到合作方竟是职业窃密人。首先被告单位法定代表人何某某，安中收集从后台非法获取的医院挂号用户信息。”
WBBM Newsradio 780
“those people who are in Canvas, if you're in Canvas, your data was most likely breached, right? So don't click on emails.”
KYW Newsradio 1060
“A hacking group has claimed responsibility for shutting down Canvas... claiming it's obtained access to data for more than 275 million people across nearly 9,000 schools.”
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