Event Brief
Canvas cyberattack disrupts universities’ exams
Filed: May 09, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
Summary: Universities canceled or postponed exams and assignments after unauthorized activity on Instructure’s Canvas platform.
WHO: Instructure staff
WHAT: Unauthorized activity on Canvas platform reported on April 29
WHEN: May 08, 2026 at 11:40 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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