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Harvard Canvas Site Goes Down After University Listed in Instructure Breach - The Harvard Crimson

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UBC, SFU among thousands of universities affected by Canvas software cyber breach

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A hacking group that claimed responsibility for attacking Canvas's parent company said it had gained access to data from more than 275 million people across 9,000 schools.

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Massive Canvas data breach impacting several SoCal schools - ABC7 Los Angeles.

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**Summary:** A massive cyberattack on the Canvas online learning platform has disabled the system for thousands of schools, including Harvard University. The breach was reported by Instructure, which owns Canvas, and affected more than 275 million people across 9,000 schools. **Why It Matters:** This incident

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