Did Hackers Just Steal Data From 275 Million Canvas Users?

Canvas suddenly went down during finals week

Students lost access to grades, classes and coursework

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Harvard, Michigan and other top universities were affected

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Hackers claim 275 million user records were stolen

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The hacking group behind it is called “ShinyHunters”

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Hackers reportedly warned: “Pay or leak”

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Canvas says passwords and banking data were not exposed

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Canvas is back online now But schools are warning users about phishing scams

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