Northwestern Canvas remains down after alleged website breach
Northwestern University’s Canvas platform remains offline after a breach by the cybercrime group ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for disrupting learning systems across over 9,000 global institutions. The university’s IT team is coordinating with Instructure, the platform’s owner, and other affected schools to restore access, though no timeline has been provided." "article": "Northwestern University’s Canvas learning platform has been down since Thursday afternoon after a breach by the cybercrime group ShinyHunters. The group claimed responsibility for the attack, which also affected institutions like the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Duke. Northwestern’s IT Services reported ongoing efforts to restore access, noting that other university systems remain unaffected. ShinyHunters initially redirected users to a message demanding negotiations to prevent data leaks, with a deadline set for May 12. The group claimed over 9,000 schools worldwide were impacted. Instructure, Canvas’s parent company, confirmed a cybersecurity incident on May 1 and stated it was working with experts to contain the breach. As of Friday morning, the platform remained unavailable, with no estimated recovery time. Students reported disruptions, including a canceled biology exam for Weinberg senior Charlotte Kohner. SESP junior Ty Moyer urged professors to adjust deadlines, arguing students should not face penalties for the outage. Northwestern’s vice president for IT, Sean Reynolds, confirmed other institutions faced similar issues but assured that no other university systems were compromised. Instructure’s chief information security officer, Steve Proud, stated in a Saturday update that the investigation was ongoing but believed the breach had been contained. The company emphasized that only specific data appeared involved, though details remained under review. Meanwhile, Northwestern’s Medill school confirmed its IT team was monitoring the situation to secure its systems.
Northwestern University’s Canvas learning platform has been down since Thursday afternoon after a breach by the cybercrime group ShinyHunters. The group claimed responsibility for the attack, which also affected institutions like the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Duke. Northwestern’s IT Services reported ongoing efforts to restore access, noting that other university systems remain unaffected. ShinyHunters initially redirected users to a message demanding negotiations to prevent data leaks, with a deadline set for May 12. The group claimed over 9,000 schools worldwide were impacted. Instructure, Canvas’s parent company, confirmed a cybersecurity incident on May 1 and stated it was working with experts to contain the breach. As of Friday morning, the platform remained unavailable, with no estimated recovery time. Students reported disruptions, including a canceled biology exam for Weinberg senior Charlotte Kohner. SESP junior Ty Moyer urged professors to adjust deadlines, arguing students should not face penalties for the outage. Northwestern’s vice president for IT, Sean Reynolds, confirmed other institutions faced similar issues but assured that no other university systems were compromised. Instructure’s chief information security officer, Steve Proud, stated in a Saturday update that the investigation was ongoing but believed the breach had been contained. The company emphasized that only specific data appeared involved, though details remained under review. Meanwhile, Northwestern’s Medill school confirmed its IT team was monitoring the situation to secure its systems.
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