Cyberattack hits Cork universities as Canvas learning platform goes offline

University learning systems were disrupted after a global cyberattack targeted the Canvas education platform used by colleges

University College Cork had learning tools offline yesterday after a cyberattack breached Instructure, the company behind the learning management system Canvas. Picture: Dan Linehan

Cork universities were among thousands of schools internationally to be hit by a cyberattack on Thursday.

University College Cork and Munster Technological University had learning tools offline yesterday after a cyberattack breached Instructure, the company behind the learning management system Canvas, which both institutions use.