Chicago Sun-Times - All | U. of I. reschedules finals after learning platform Canvas reaches deal with hackers by AP AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign postponed its final exams from Friday to Sunday (Mother’s Day) after the Canvas learning platform’s owner, Instructure, announced it had reached an agreement with the hackers who breached the system. Instructure temporarily shut down Canvas for investigation, locking out students and faculty, and later claimed the attackers deleted the stolen data and “shred logs” confirmed the erasure, though no guarantee was given that all copies were eliminated. The breach exposed student IDs, names, emails and messages, but not passwords or financial information. The university warned of heightened phishing risks and said the rescheduling, though imperfect, was the best of several problematic options. Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/12/u-of-i-reschedules-finals-canvas-hack-deal #JohnColeman #UniversityIllinois #Instructure #Canvas #ShinyHunters #Urbana_Champaign #