Canvas Hack: Virginia Schools in Cyber Crisis
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Shiny Hunters Hackers Threaten Canvas Data Breach in Virginia Schools and Colleges A group of hackers, known as Shiny Hunters, claim to have breached Canvas, a popular online platform used by Virginia schools and colleges. Theyve posted a threatening message, demanding payment and threatening to release the stolen data unless the schools comply by May 12, 2026. The affected institutions include Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Chesapeake Public Schools, several county systems, Virginias Community Colleges, and universities like Old Dominion, University of Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth. Users are experiencing errors and blocked access to their accounts. Instructure, Canvass parent company, has not yet responded to inquiries. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/544e48272d06e357
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