Yesterday, May 7, 2026 at approximately 3 p.m., Instructure, the vendor that provides Canvas, was breached. As a result, ASSUREd Safe and Mississippi State University experienced a temporary outage to the Canvas Learning Management System related to an ongoing nationwide security incident. It is important to note that Instructure has found no evidence that account credentials or any additional data have been obtained by the unauthorized actor.

ASSUREd Safe and MSU will never direct users to unverified third-party sites for Canvas-related communications or remediation activities. Out of abundance of caution, users should avoid interacting with or clicking on any links, messages, or content that may be posted by threat actors or appear suspicious.

At this time, Canvas has resumed function and all Learning Management Systems have been restored to normal operations. If you experience any additional technological concerns, please contact our team at support@assuredsafe.org.