{"id":242536,"date":"2026-05-08T21:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/nationwide-security-incident-involving-canvas\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:15:14","slug":"nationwide-security-incident-involving-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/nationwide-security-incident-involving-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide security incident involving Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu\/employee-news\/nationwide-security-incident-involving-canvas\/\">Nationwide security incident involving Canvas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu\/employee-news\/nationwide-security-incident-involving-canvas\/\">https:\/\/ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu\/employee-news\/nationwide-security-incident-involving-canvas\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-08 21:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu\">ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated May 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The University of California continues\u00a0assessing updates from Instructure and cybersecurity partners\u00a0regarding\u00a0the recent Canvas security incident.\u00a0Based on the latest information available, campuses and locations are evaluating next steps\u00a0regarding\u00a0restoration of Canvas services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additional updates and campus-specific information will be shared through local communications channels as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we encourage community members to remain vigilant\u00a0regarding\u00a0potential phishing attempts or suspicious communications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Updated May 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Now that Instructure has\u00a0advised\u00a0that the incident has been\u00a0contained\u00a0and remediated,\u00a0UC\u00a0is\u00a0making risk-based\u00a0decisions about when to restore access to Canvas at campuses based on their operational needs.\u00a0UC will continue to work closely with its IT teams across the system and\u00a0determine\u00a0next steps based on updates from Instructure. We understand the disruption this incident has caused for students, faculty, and staff. We will continue to\u202fmonitor\u202fthe situation and share\u00a0additional\u00a0information as it becomes available.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Updated May 7, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The University of California is closely\u00a0monitoring\u00a0the security incidents involving Instructure, the maker of learning management system Canvas used by thousands of educational institutions\u00a0globally.\u00a0Across our locations, we are aware\u00a0that the Canvas login page displayed a suspicious message originating from the threat actor.\u00a0The Instructure Security Incident Update &#038; FAQs page provides information about what happened and how Instructure is responding.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we encourage our community members to remain vigilant and exercise caution\u00a0regarding\u00a0potential phishing attempts. 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