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Canvas education platform back online after cyberattack
Key takeaways
- The hacker group Shiny Hunters had sought to extort universities before the cyberattack on the Canvas education platform took place.
- Tens of thousands of students, most of which were in the midst of final exams, had lost access to the program, causing chaos at schools and universities.
- Canvas is used by schools, colleges and universities for grading, as a hub for digital lectures and course materials, a discussion board for classroom projects, and a messaging platform between students and instructors.
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The hacker group Shiny Hunters had sought to extort universities before the cyberattack on the Canvas education platform took place.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DVY3Harvard University's student newspaper was among those who reported the outage Image: Steven Senne/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Access to the educational platform Canvas was restored on Friday, after a major cyberattack upended student access to the tool accross the world.
Tens of thousands of students, most of which were in the midst of final exams, had lost access to the program, causing chaos at schools and universities.
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