https://cowlpane.com/tags/ransomware/ Recent content in Ransomware on Cowlpane Hugo en-us Fri, 08 May 2026 02:58:46 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/tech/canvas-breach-disrupts-schools-colleges-nationwide/ Fri, 08 May 2026 02:58:46 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/tech/canvas-breach-disrupts-schools-colleges-nationwide/ <p><em>Originally published by <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/canvas-breach-disrupts-schools-colleges-nationwide/">Krebs on Security</a></em></p> <hr> <p><small class="photo-credit">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@rmrdnl?utm_source=cowlpane&utm_medium=referral">Daniel Romero</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=cowlpane&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></small></p> <p>An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platformCanvasdisrupted classes and coursework at school districts and universities across the United States today, after a cybercrime group defaced the service’s login page with a ransom demand that threatened to leak data from 275 million students and faculty across nearly 9,000 educational institutions.</p> <p>A screenshot shared by a reader showing the extortion message that was shown on the Canvas login page today.</p>