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Coverage dated May 6, 2026 to May 7, 2026

Houston-area schools and universities affected by data breach involving Canvas software

Headline from ABC 13 Houston

The University of Houston and Texas A&M University both confirmed that their students were affected by the Canvas cybersecurity incident.

ABC 13 Houston's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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13 articles, oldest first.

  1. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Massive data breach affects schools using Canvas nationwide; Penn reportedly impacted (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    A massive data breach has affected school institutions nationwide using Canvas, including the University of Pennsylvania.

  2. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Hackers breach Canvas learning platform, exposing data on millions of students and teachers nationwide (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Personal data of students and educators was exposed in a huge cyberattack on Canvas, with hackers threatening to release billions of messages. (Adobe Stock)

  3. ABC 13 Houston

    Houston-area schools and universities affected by data breach involving Canvas software (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The University of Houston and Texas A&M University both confirmed that their students were affected by the Canvas cybersecurity incident.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Was Canvas hacked? What we know as issues reported at schools across U.S. (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A "security incident" impacting a classroom software caused issues for students across the U.S. on Thursday.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Penn, Rutgers, Penn State, and other universities nationwide lost access to Canvas platform in data breach (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The attack on Canvas, which is used by students and faculty, reportedly may have affected nearly 9,000 educational institutions worldwide.

  6. ABC 7 New York

    Canvas breach disrupts students' access to study materials; Columbia among schools impacted (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Students at Columbia University say a reported data breach affecting the Canvas learning platform is adding stress at the worst possible time.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Several SoCal schools impacted by widespread data breach involving Canvas learning software (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Several Southern California schools have been impacted by a massive cybersecurity breach involving education software Canvas.

  8. NBC Chicago

    Was Canvas hacked? What we know as issues reported at Chicago-area schools, across U.S. (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A "security incident" impacting a classroom software caused issues for students across the U.S. on Thursday.

  9. WMUR

    Canvas cybersecurity breach impacting colleges and universities (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A cybersecurity breach has been reported for the online education platform Canvas, which is used by schools and universities across the U.S.

  10. ABC 7 Chicago

    Data breach affects schools using Canvas; University of Illinois postpones final exams, assignments (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Is Canvas down? A massive data breach is affecting schools using Canvas nationwide, including U of I and Illinois State University.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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