{"id":263335,"date":"2026-05-08T11:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263335\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:40:08","slug":"canvas-shuts-down-leaving-students-in-limbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263335\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas shuts down leaving students in limbo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canvas, a learning management system widely used in high schools and universities across the U.S., went offline around 4:50 p.m. following an attack from a hacker group claiming to have compromised<\/a> identifying information of 275 million people across 9,000 institutions. ShinyHunters, the hacker group, said it would release intelligence May 12 at midnight unless Instructure, Canvas\u2019 parent company, pays a ransom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miami University is not listed among the hacked universities, according to the list released by the ShinyHunters group. Miami\u2019s Information Technology Services department sent a university-wide email after 9 p.m. saying it was unclear if the shutdown was related to the hack, and the Office of the Provost will communicate information on exams and final grades in the event Canvas remains offline.<\/p>\n

The shutdown comes as Miami students prepare for finals in the coming week. Several students said the Canvas outage meant they couldn\u2019t access study resources like study guides and in-class lecture slides.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lily Diehl, a junior finance and business analytics major, said she wasn\u2019t able to access the instructions or rubric for a final project she was working on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came [to Armstrong Student Center] to study for finals, and so I think the pressure is on,\u201d Diehl said. \u201cNormally, we would expect this to get handled pretty quickly with previous issues with Canvas, but now \u2026 we don\u2019t have a really clear outlook on to when the situation will be fixed, and so there\u2019s a lot of anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allison Kacmarcik, a junior human capital management and leadership major, said she worried about how professors would adjust if the shutdown was prolonged. She said past Canvas shutdowns have been easier to navigate because they typically happen over shorter periods of time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think, like in other other times, it’s been down for like, a day or something, teachers are very lenient,\u201d Kacmarcik said. \u201cBut with it being finals … if you are, like, finishing it up last minute and submitting it last minute, you can\u2019t, and I don\u2019t know how much leniency we\u2019re gonna get with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sophomore smart manufacturing engineering major Kemberly Aaron said she noticed Canvas was offline after she left her last class and went to study for her calculus test. She missed a day of class earlier in the week and wanted to review the homework, but couldn\u2019t access it without Canvas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it\u2019s like, if [Canvas] opens up the, like, crack of dawn, or early, I\u2019m going to want to study something that I haven\u2019t gone over, and I know my homework is due at 8:30, so I\u2019m kind of worried about that, because I can\u2019t get through to it unless it\u2019s through Canvas,\u201d Kemberly said.<\/p>\n

Not every student felt the impact immediately, however. Maggie Fox, a senior creative writing and sports leadership and management double major, said she was taking a nap when the site went dark. She didn\u2019t know there was an issue until she clocked into her job at the front desk at Armstrong and began talking with her coworker.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although she didn\u2019t notice it at first, Fox said she\u2019s frustrated by the shutdown because she had projects and papers and she can\u2019t look at assignment instructions or submit assignments. At the same time, Fox said the site being down has been a minor relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels like there\u2019s not that presence that’s like, staring over your shoulder,\u201d Fox said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By Friday morning, Canvas came back online for most users, according to Canvas’ tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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