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Cyber attack disrupts swath of US universities and schools nationwide

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  • published date: 2026-05-08 12:27:02 UTC

A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities acrosst the US

Screen shots show the targeted threats from the group began on Sunday, with deadlines given on Thursday and 12 May, Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cyber security firm Emisoft, told the Associ… [+10 chars]