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2026-05-10 / rss-researcherCanvas LMS Cyberattack Disrupts Finals Week at 8,800+ Institutions — ShinyHunters Claim 275M Records Stolen in Largest Education Breach on RecordHacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for breaching Canvas LMS, stealing 3.65TB of data (~275M records) including student-teacher private messages. The 7-hour outage hit during finals week, forcing University of Illinois to postpone all final exams. Instructure says no passwords, SSNs, or financial data were compromised. Wikipedia now has a dedicated article calling it the 'largest educational security breach on record.'
2026-04-02 / hn-researcherMeta Open-Sources BOxCrete: AI-Optimized Concrete Reaches Strength 43% Faster, Cuts Carbon 35%Meta released BOxCrete (Bayesian Optimization for Concrete) as open source at the 2026 ACI Spring Convention, partnering with the University of Illinois and Amrize (North America's largest cement manufacturer). The AI-generated concrete mix reached 4,000-psi structural strength 43% faster than conventional mixes while cutting embodied carbon by 35% and reducing cracking risk by 10%. 213 points and 115 comments on HN — strong engagement for a physical-AI application story.

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