Access to the educational platform Canvas was restored on Friday, after a major cyberattack upended student access to the tool accross the world. Tens of thousands of students, most of which were in the midst of final exams, had lost access to the program, causing chaos at schools and universities. Canvas is used by schools, colleges and universities for grading, as a hub for digital lectures and course materials, a discussion board for classroom projects, and a messaging platform between students and instructors. Multiple university student newspapers in the US reported on the hack that took place on Thursday. Harvard University's student newspaper The Harvard Crimson reported that students could not gain access ‌to the ⁠site ⁠beginning on Thursday, with the site redirecting users to a message from a group called ShinyHunters, ​which claimed responsibility for the attack and posted a list ​of schools ‌that had been targeted.…