The online learning platform used by thousands of students across the country and right here in the Triad is back up and running after a major cyberattack.Hackers breached Canvas and gained access to millions of students’ records.At least six school systems right here in the Triad use Canvas. Eric Bordeau is the chief information officer for Logically, a cybersecurity and IT management company.He said students may not see an immediate impact, but these threat actors can use the information they stole to create a profile on students, giving them the ability to send legitimate-looking emails. Once a student thinks they’re dealing with a legitimate source like a college or university, they may give those threat actors information they can use to access bank accounts or apply for credit cards in their name.Bordeau said that as long as school systems use a third-party learning system, a breach is possible. He said there are three things every parent should be telling their children about communicating online.“Keeping your passwords unique. Don’t use the same password for every system. Plain and simple. Use two-factor authentication whenever possible, and limit the information that you’re sharing. Don’t ever give any system or anybody out there more information than you absolutely have to to complete a task,” Bordeau said. While there’s no indication social security numbers were exposed in this breach, Bordeau said it still may be a smart move for parents to create profiles with the credit bureaus for their children and freeze their credit as an added layer of protection.
The online learning platform used by thousands of students across the country and right here in the Triad is back up and running after a major cyberattack.
Hackers breached Canvas and gained access to millions of students’ records.
At least six school systems right here in the Triad use Canvas.
Eric Bordeau is the chief information officer for Logically, a cybersecurity and IT management company.
He said students may not see an immediate impact, but these threat actors can use the information they stole to create a profile on students, giving them the ability to send legitimate-looking emails. Once a student thinks they’re dealing with a legitimate source like a college or university, they may give those threat actors information they can use to access bank accounts or apply for credit cards in their name.
Bordeau said that as long as school systems use a third-party learning system, a breach is possible.
He said there are three things every parent should be telling their children about communicating online.
“Keeping your passwords unique. Don’t use the same password for every system. Plain and simple. Use two-factor authentication whenever possible, and limit the information that you’re sharing. Don’t ever give any system or anybody out there more information than you absolutely have to to complete a task,” Bordeau said.
While there’s no indication social security numbers were exposed in this breach, Bordeau said it still may be a smart move for parents to create profiles with the credit bureaus for their children and freeze their credit as an added layer of protection.