Irish universities continue to probe extent of cyberattack on Canvas learning platform

Munster Technological University (MTU) said that it is continuing to engage with Instructure to understand the nature and extent of any potential impact on the university community. File picture: Larry Cummins

Irish universities continue to liaise with a US tech company which was hacked by extortionists last week.

Many Irish universities took the popular Canvas online education management system offline on Thursday following a cyber attack on the Canvas parent company, Instructure.