Instructure puts Canvas in maintenance mode after outage and suspected ShinyHunters reroutes users

Users were redirected to a message tied to a hacker group

Instructure has placed its Canvas learning platform into maintenance mode after a cybersecurity incident disrupted access for many schools and universities. Some users reported being redirected to an unauthorized message that was allegedly linked to the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters. The company says Canvas is now available for most users, but services were impacted long enough to disrupt learning across multiple institutions.