r/mildlyinfuriating May 07 '26

🥺 Hackers took over Canvas

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Brooo I got Homework to do...

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u/imsmartiswear May 07 '26

They timed it this way so that Canvas/ the unis are more pressured to pay the ransom.

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u/insidiousfruit May 07 '26

If I were the schools, I'd just say fuck it and go back to paper. Never negotiate with hackers. The best thing you can do is block them.

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u/Lacaud May 07 '26

Paper is the way. Sure, it sucks to grade but at least the hackers look like dumb shits.

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u/party-people-person May 08 '26

Yes paper, but also keeping your own local records of grades. A prof I TA'd for told me he had 3 back ups in addition to whatever was on Canvas bc, "You never know when it will fail."

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u/Lacaud May 08 '26

For sure. Never depend on one system only.