Data returned from cyber attack that affected UMass Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Data stolen in a cyber attack that shut down Canvas, including at UMass Amherst, has been returned.
On Monday, the educational platform’s parent company Infrastructure said hackers accessed usernames, email addresses, enrollment information and messages.
Information including course content and submissions and was not compromised.
The hackers claimed to have breached data from 275 million users and gave schools like UMass Amherst until May 12 to negotiate a settlement.
Infrastructure says it received digital proof the data has now been deleted and that customers wouldn’t be extorted. The company didn’t say whether it reached a settlement with the hacking group.
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