Yeah, sure, we all put our files/lectures/exams on this central server that we have no control over, and then they do this to us:
For those who don’t know, Canvas is the courseware many schools use for managing various essential class materials for our students.
Maybe I should rethink our reliance on this thing. You know, it used to be we didn’t use software for communications between students and professors.
Canvas had a security breach, nationwide (worldwide?) and they’re struggling with it. UW IT is telling us to not use it until Canvas works it out. Nothing to do with routine maintenance, nor is it just at your school.
If they tell you it’s maintenance, they’re lying to you. It’s been hacked and shut down in places worldwide.
Yeah, from LGM: Canvas Down!: