Schools across the nation, including North Carolina, were hit in the Canvas cyberattack that ground many schools to a halt.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use to support instruction was back online Friday after it went down during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals

Nearly 9,000 schools worldwide are affected, the hacking group ShinyHunters posted online, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.

A nationwide cyber attack disrupted access Thursday to Canvas, the online learning platform used by millions of students and teachers for assignments, grades, exams and classroom communication.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education's dependence on technology.

The ShinyHunters gang placed a widely-seen extortion note by hitting Canvas, an online education system used by thousands of institutions. The disruption occurs as many schools hold finals.

Canvas, a learning management system used by thousands of schools and universities, was knocked offline by a cyberattack on Thursday, preventing scores of students from completing assignments and studying for final exams.