Free Security Resources K-12 Districts Need Post Canvas

July 9, 2026

While thousands of students across the country were in the midst of final exams, Instructure’s Canvas–the learning management system used in over 9,000 schools, colleges, and universities, went offline. The ransomware hacking group dubbed ShinyHunters declared it was behind the attack in which they accessed the data of approximately 275 million users. Chaos ensued and the impact was massive.