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Coventina

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Thu May 7, 2026, 06:36 PM Thursday

The major LMS CANVAS is out nationwide. Just at the end of the semester / finals. [View all]

Ugh!

I literally can't do anything, as I'm required to use Canvas at my institution.

I have no access to students' grades, scores, etc.



Canvas down, reportedly due to cyberattack

Canvas, the widely used service for school and university assignments, is experiencing a nationwide outage due to a possible cyberattack.

What we know:
Thousands of users have reported noticeable disruptions with the learning management system since around 12:30 p.m. PT, according to DownDetector.

The University of Washington IT confirmed the disruption is due to an "apparent security incident" that has made the platform fully inaccessible to all users.

Many people online are posting a picture of a message that appears when users try to log into Canvas, a warning from the hacking group ShinyHunters threatening a data leak.

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/canvas-down-reportedly-due-cyberattack

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I hate canvas. mr715 Thursday #1
Direct contact with students -whaaaaa??? SSJVegeta Thursday #3
Grades are gonna be late. Great. SSJVegeta Thursday #2
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