JHU CS’ Yinzhi Cao says universities can increase protections from attacks by raising cyber awareness, providing only necessary information to third parties such as Canvas, and conducting routine internal tests to ensure that everything is secure.
“Using the same username across platforms can make it easier for hackers to conceptually link a person to multiple accounts, although it’s not guaranteed,” says JHU CS’ Anton Dahbura, who emphasizes that password practices are far more consequential in real-world attacks.
“The Canvas breach is a reminder that no platform is immune: There are countless systems that remain attractive targets for bad actors,” says JHU CS’ Anton Dahbura. “Educational platforms are particularly rich targets given the concentration of personal, financial, and international student data.”
Missed the installation of @alexisbattle.bsky.social as the Wu and Zhang Professor? Watch it now:
Computer scientists including @danielkhashabi.bsky.social, @aliu33.bsky.social, and @mikeschatz.bsky.social have proved that in-context learning is a general capability that emerges whenever a large AI model is trained to predict the next element with ANY sufficiently complex sequence data.
It’s always a par-tee 🎉⛳️ with the CS staff! 🥰 We had a great 2026 retreat at Topgolf Baltimore!
Old friend and new @jhucompsci.bsky.social colleague @benlangmead.bsky.social visited the NIH today and presented a great talk on pangenomes and BWT at exactly the level I need to hear it 🚣 🚣 🚣 😆 Thank you Ben!
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Last month’s Human-Centered AI Workshop organized by Chien-Ming Huang, @tiziano.bsky.social, @ziangxiao.bsky.social, & @yaxingyao.bsky.social was a success—featuring a keynote from @utaustin.bsky.social’s Min Kyung Lee, several spotlight presentations, & working groups to spark new collaborations. ✨
Thank you @stevensalzberg.bsky.social and Ela for making yesterday so special. It was fantastic to see you both again! I couldn't have asked for better advisors during my PhD journey at @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social @jhucompsci.bsky.social
YouTube video by Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.
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‘PAY OR LEAK’: Hackers Target Big Higher Ed Vendor
The criminal extortion group ShinyHunters breached Instructure last week. The hackers, who have also attacked individual universities, demanded the ed-tech giant pay up or face a data leak. https://bit.ly/42mvUfM
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Cyberattack on education software impacts Maryland school systems, colleges and students
A ransomware attack disrupted Canvas, the online platform used by schools and colleges across Maryland to manage grades, assignments and classwork, with hackers claiming access to billions of records.
Congratulations Dr. Chao! Although he finished his Ph.D. last August, the official "hooding" ceremony was yesterday, where Ela Pertea and I conferred the hood to Kuan-Hao. @kuanhaochao.bsky.social
