Schools across the nation, including North Carolina, were hit in the Canvas cyberattack that ground many schools to a halt.

Some schools and universities whose students' data was ⁠stolen ⁠by a cybercriminal hacking group as part of ⁠an April breach of the educational tool Canvas individually sought to deal directly with the hackers ​to prevent data release,

Nearly 9,000 schools worldwide are affected, the hacking group ShinyHunters posted online, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use to support instruction was back online Friday after it went down during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals

The ShinyHunters gang placed a widely-seen extortion note by hitting Canvas, an online education system used by thousands of institutions. The disruption occurs as many schools hold finals.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education's dependence on technology.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology.

A nationwide cyber attack disrupted access Thursday to Canvas, the online learning platform used by millions of students and teachers for assignments, grades, exams and classroom communication.