Canvas operating after cybersecurity breach, UT ‘monitoring updates’ from Instructure – The Daily Beacon
Publish Date: 2026-05-07 23:04:00
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Canvas is accessible to students less than two hours after the University of Tennessee postponed all exams for Friday, May 8 due to a security threat to Instructure.
“Based on what Instructure has found to date, the data involved appears to include personal information,” the Office of Innovative Technology said in a statement accessible to students on Canvas.
“At this time, Instructure has found no indication that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers, or financial information were involved, and the university does not store this information in Canvas.”
OIT said the university is continuing to monitor updates provided by Instructure.
Instructure “took immediate action, contacted the authorities, and engaged a leading third-party forensics firm to support the investigation,” OIT said.
Students are now able to access courses and resources on Canvas despite Friday exams remaining postponed.
“You do not need to take any action aside from continuing to remain diligent about cybersecurity protections,” OIT said.
OIT advised students to look out for potential scam emails and only access university websites through direct links.
The university has given no update regarding the status of upcoming exams following Canvas being back in operation.
For more information on the canvas outage, students can access the Office of the Provost’s website and check Instructure’s updated status page.
This is a developing story. Follow for more updates.
