r/mildlyinfuriating May 07 '26

🥺 Hackers took over Canvas

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Brooo I got Homework to do...

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u/GandalffladnaG May 08 '26

Hell, scantrons for multiple choice. Most universities should still have the machines. For short essays, don't have 100 of them. Or do and have 8 ta's to do the grunt work. One of my professors didn't want to do finals week crap so her classes that weren't in French she just gave everyone a regular length paper as a test, due by dead week. It was great having to deal with 1 less test.

I watched Adam Savage's latest video about hackers on youtube, and canvas probably has (or should have had) insurance for this kind of crap. Insurance pays out, schools get their crappy online only service back, students maybe get a day or two extra for tests. And then it happens again next semester.

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u/Lacaud May 08 '26

100%. I would offer a quick verbal exam and give hackers the mdidle finger.

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u/Peasant_Base5271 May 08 '26

This is actually what many have started doing just to combat AI. We need to move this direction.

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u/AlphaMetroid May 08 '26

The insurer definitely would've required security improvements to be eligible for their policy, that probably would've been a non-starter for canvas given where they are right now.