Canvas is online again after ShinyHunters threaten to leak schools’ data
Canvas is online again after ShinyHunters threaten to leak schools’ data

The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is now online again after it went down following a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Before systems were restored, students who attempted to access the system on Thursday saw a message from the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for the […]

Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message.

How to Disable Google’s Gemini in Chrome

Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You can easily uninstall it. The bad? You might not want to.

Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers

An unknown group of hackers is breaking into systems previously breached by the cybercrime group TeamPCP. Once inside, the hackers immediately kick out TeamPCP and remove its hacking tools from the victims’ systems.

I’m a password expert – and these are my top five tips for picking the right password manager

Choosing a password manager doesn’t have to be difficult, and I’ve shared my top five tips for making a good choice.

How Anthropic’s Mythos has rewritten Firefox’s approach to cybersecurity

Security researchers at Mozilla say Anthropic’s Mythos has unearthed a wealth of high-severity bugs in Firefox.

A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower

I’m lying in the dirt. It’s coming for me. Then, with a lurch, it’s climbing up my chest. If Andreas Makris doesn’t stop the 200-pound robot lawn mower in time, it could drag its blades across my body. Makris certainly can’t reach over and hit the emergency stop button – he’s nearly 6,000 miles away, […]

Iranian hackers launch ransomware campaign looking to steal details via Microsoft Teams

An espionage campaign was concealed behind a ransomware attack by a commercial actor.

Top universities among victims named in Canvas data breach – MIT, Oxford and more all hit

ShinyHunters is increasing the heat on Instructure by listing all of the potential victims of the Canvas breach.