Re:Canvas (Instructure) LMS Down in Ongoing Ransomware Attack
by JumpCrisscross on Thursday May 07, 2026 @11:47PM
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> Students having records of what their score was doesn't prove to the professor / university what score they received
It doesn't. But neither does whatever is in Canvas. Data get corrupted. Records get lost or accidentally deleted and ransomwared. In the real world, learning to manage paper trails is a useful skill. Insulating students from that robs them of a learning opportunity.
Two, most universities (and many schools now) issue academic e-mail addresses to students. In those cases, the email is definitive proof.
It doesn't. But neither does whatever is in Canvas. Data get corrupted. Records get lost or accidentally deleted and ransomwared. In the real world, learning to manage paper trails is a useful skill. Insulating students from that robs them of a learning opportunity.
Two, most universities (and many schools now) issue academic e-mail addresses to students. In those cases, the email is definitive proof.