tool Canvas hacked – Canvas, the education tool used by schools, colleges and universities for grades and other class materials, was hacked, blocking students from accessing the application, multiple college student newspapers reported Thursday. The hacking group ShinyHunters said students had been unable to access the site since Thursday afternoon, the Harvard Crimson reported, adding that Harvard was “one of thousands of schools reportedly affected by the breach by Instructor, the parent company of Canvas. ” The Crimson reported that Canvas redirected users to a message from ShinyHunters in which the group claimed responsibility and posted a list of schools that were breached.

As of late Thursday, Instructables said in a post on its status page that Canvas and other related sites were placed “in maintenance mode” and that it was “investigating an issue where some users were having difficulty logging into the student e-portfolio. ” “We expect to launch soon and will provide updates as soon as possible,” the company said on its website.

⁠It did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.