KU Hit by Ransomware Attack on Canvas

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The University of Kansas experienced a ransomware attack on Canvas, disrupting student access to assignments and grades on Stop Day.

University of Kansas students faced a major hurdle on Stop Day due to a nationwide ransomware attack on Canvas, causing disruptions in submitting assignments, checking schedules, and accessing grades. The university assured faculty that no penalties would be imposed on students unable to log in and provided access to gradebooks. Despite the outage, commencement ceremonies remained unaffected. The hackers, ShinyHunters, threatened to leak student data but have not followed through. The incident highlights the vulnerability of educational tools. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f9582c66a56f7cd1

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Topics covered

• ransomware attack
• education
• student data
• assignment submission
• university response

Keywords

• ransomware
• Canvas
• University of Kansas
• student data
• assignment submission
• ShinyHunters

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Organizations: University of Kansas, Canvas, ShinyHunters

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