Iowa schools and universities targeted in cyberattack
They shared images showing a message on the Canvas homepage, where a group calling itself "Shiny Hunters" claimed responsibility for the attack. The message demanded negotiations by May 12 "before everything is leaked." The site now displays a scheduled maintenance notice.
Iowa State sent this statement to KCCI:
"Iowa State is one of many institutions impacted by a nationwide outage affecting the Canvas platform. Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, has not provided a timeframe for when the issue will be resolved. Until access is restored, the university is encouraging instructors to adjust timelines and provide other methods for submitting assignments."
KCCI has confirmed other school districts and colleges have been impacted by the cyberattack, including:
Marshalltown Community School District
West Des Moines Community School District
Western Iowa Technical Community College
Northwest Iowa Community College
Des Moines Area Community College
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