Chaos erupts as cyberattack disrupts learning platform Canvas amid finals
2026-05-11T20:51:45Z•135b103008fcc4b5087412cb33c88ec99b9218a5bce5d3ebb9f6e6e497ca5cd3
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What happened
A string of high-impact security incidents and research stories: widely used software was backdoored in a monthlong supply‑chain attack (Daemon Tools) and an npm package (element-data) was found stealing credentials; educational institutions faced nationwide disruption when Canvas was hit amid finals; thousands of consumer routers were compromised by Russian military actors; Iran‑linked operators disrupted US critical‑infrastructure sites; Ubuntu infrastructure outage hindered disclosure of a root‑escalation Linux vulnerability (CopyFail — described as one of the most severe Linux threats in y
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- 2026-05-11T20:51:45Z
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- Yes
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