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re: Cybersecurity breach of Canvas impacts millions of students and professors
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:06 pm to bad93ex
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:06 pm to bad93ex
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Doesn't surprise me since Canvas was and still is f'ing garbage
As opposed to blackboard, blackbaud, schoology, etc.?
They all suck.
My kid at Baylor has all finals delayed now.
This post was edited on 5/7/26 at 9:07 pm
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Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:17 pm to Buttermilk Pancakes
Is anyone really afraid of some group called “HinyHunters” sharing a bunch of names and assignment grades?
Can’t imagine canvas has much information that people don’t want out there.
Can’t imagine canvas has much information that people don’t want out there.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:28 pm to Downeast12
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Can’t imagine canvas has much information that people don’t want out there.
It has grades, comments, messages between students and teachers, all sorts of stuff. Plenty of stuff that it's illegal for a school not to keep private.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:56 pm to BamaChemE
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I finished grading finals at like 4:00 today and when I went to post them, this bs was going on. What’s crazier is that the university is now telling us to have alternate methods for keeping grades after pushing for years to have all grades be kept in Canvas…
Good thing I finished my homework a week in advance and submitted. If only this could happen during finals weeks!
Posted on 5/7/26 at 9:56 pm to 3nOut
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blackboard
Real OG’s know
Posted on 5/7/26 at 10:16 pm to LordSaintly
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SSN anymore. It's been in like 10 data breaches.
Jesus, I think I average 2 a year going back to 2006. After OPM, it is almost always third party providers I'd never heard of used by a service I actually do, and those third party providers almost never needed my SSN to being with to perform their service.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 5:59 am to 3nOut
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They all suck.
Agreed, but getting hacked like this after patting yourself on the back a few months back puts them at the top of the shite heap.
Instructure Strengthens Commitment to a Secure, Trusted Learning Experience
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“At Instructure, security is a central pillar of the trust we build with our customers and partners,” said Steve Proud, chief information security officer at Instructure. “A strong trust relationship is essential to preparing learners, educators and institutions for their next chapter. Our comprehensive security approach strengthens the secure, future-ready ecosystem that empowers educators and learners to thrive in an increasingly complex, technology-driven world.”
Chief Security Officer Steve Proud can't be found anywhere on the internet
Infrastructure status
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 6:06 am
Posted on 5/8/26 at 6:53 am to Buttermilk Pancakes
Fun fact: Years ago, University of Louisiana system campuses were told to transition to using Canvas - a learning management system which requires the system to pay for its use. Several UL universities were using Moodle at the time (which is free!). Figured some politician was getting paid.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 6:58 am to KajunLass
My final just got postponed indefinitely. So that sucks.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 6:59 am to 3nOut
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As opposed to blackboard, blackbaud, schoology, etc.?
They all suck.
I have found the platform to be perfectly fine, well until now.
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 7:02 am
Posted on 5/8/26 at 7:01 am to bad93ex
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future-ready ecosystem
Anyone who talks like this needs to be pistol whipped.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 7:07 am to AgCoug
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Pretty sure Canvas is grading and assignment software. I don't think it has anything to do with payroll. Maybe I misunderstood your comment, though.
To be fair, he didn't understand his comment either.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 7:41 am to Jorts R Us
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Pretty sure Canvas is grading and assignment software. I don't think it has anything to do with payroll. Maybe I misunderstood your comment, though.
To be fair, he didn't understand his comment either.
I understood the comment perfectly. You are just a moron
To the OP they pulled the plugged on the entire system here where my kid goes to school. No teachers got paid
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Intentional "Total" Shutdown
The district chose to shut down the network entirely on Monday, May 4, rather than just isolated segments. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Reason: Chancellor Gregory Smith explained that hackers were attempting to embed malicious code that could "harvest credentials" or financial information over time.
Impact: By pulling the plug on the entire server, the district also cut off access to the internal databases and software that HR and payroll teams use to track hours, process salary distributions, and issue direct deposits or physical checks. [, 2, 3]
Posted on 5/8/26 at 7:45 am to KajunLass
quote:It was free? That checks out, it freaking sucked.
Moodle at the time (which is free!)
Posted on 5/8/26 at 7:45 am to SDVTiger
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To the OP they pulled the plugged on the entire system here where my kid goes to school. No teachers got paid
That is an interesting move since Canvas is SaaS (hosted on AWS)
Posted on 5/8/26 at 7:47 am to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
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Moodle at the time (which is free!)
It was free? That checks out, it freaking sucked.
Yes Moodle was absolute garbage compared to Canvas. Saying it was free is probably a stretch though. I think that was only if you hosted it yourself.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 7:52 am to bad93ex
Its CA so im sure the system was set up by a total fool
And yes its a total mess none of the teachers have a plan to adjust
And yes its a total mess none of the teachers have a plan to adjust
Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:34 am to bbap
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Moodle at the time (which is free!)
It was free? That checks out, it freaking sucked.
Yes Moodle was absolute garbage compared to Canvas. Saying it was free is probably a stretch though. I think that was only if you hosted it yourself.
damn. that's a call back. I developed and hosted a statewide School Nursing curriculum on a moodle server back in 2007 or so. Was pretty well used back then.
when i was a sysadmin at a school I ran Moodle, Nagios, and Cacti for free on linux boxes that served us well for years, but then when we got a new director he got butthurt that i was using freeware and then paid for canvas and solarwinds to replace them which have both had large data breaches at this point
Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:46 am to Buttermilk Pancakes
My niece finished her state testing yesterday. Tried to log her on today for classes and got the message. She made an about face and headed back to her room. She’s having a grand old time this morning not doing school work.
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