Canvas cyberattack disrupts final exams for colleges nationwide. Here’s what to know

# Canvas Outage: What You Need to Know A hacking group called ShinyHunters temporarily knocked Canvas—the platform colleges use to run classes, store grades, and administer exams—offline during finals week, disrupting students and teachers nationwide. The platform came back online by late Thursday, though some schools are keeping it blocked while they check for security problems. ShinyHunters is a group of young hackers from the U.S. and U.K. who have targeted other organizations in the past.