Mass Cybersecurity Breach of Learning Platform Hits Canadian Post-Secondary Schools

Mass Cybersecurity Breach of Learning Platform Hits Canadian Post-Secondary Schools
A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in a Sunday, Oct. 9, 2023 photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
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Multiple post-secondary institutions across Canada say they’ve been impacted by a cyberattack targeting an education system used by thousands of schools globally.

Technology company Instructure says it launched an investigation on April 29 after detecting “unauthorized activity” in Canvas, a learning platform for schools that manages student coursework, grades and other education materials.