A screenshot of Canvas that says “Canvas is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance” on Thursday due to a cyberattack that has caused students to not be able to access the website. ShinyHunters is a group that has hacked websites like Ticketmaster, Microsoft and more. (Alexandra Rios)
A group called ShinyHunters, known for hacking into Microsoft and Ticketmaster, has hacked into LBCC’s Canvas along with 9,000 other K-12 and higher education schools.
ShinyHunters wrote a message on Canvas saying, “If any of the schools in the affected list are interested in preventing the release of their data, please consult with a cyber advisory firm and contact us privately at TOX to negotiate a settlement. You have till the end of the day by 12 May 2026 before everything is leaked”.
LBCC’s Information Technology Services, ITS, sent out an email saying they are aware of the issue and will be blocking access to Canvas until the matter is resolved. They also took it off of Viking Portal until further notice.
“Information Technology Services (ITS) is aware of the messages appearing when someone accesses Canvas. This is affecting all users of Canvas, not just users from LBCC. Instructure will be responding to this incident and will provide an update as soon as possible.”
ITS also said to close out of Canvas on your browsers, do not open the links and be cautious towards suspicious emails regarding the incident.
