{"id":210617,"date":"2026-05-07T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/canvas-operating-after-cybersecurity-breach-ut-monitoring-updates-from-instructure-the-daily-beacon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T00:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:55:11","slug":"canvas-operating-after-cybersecurity-breach-ut-monitoring-updates-from-instructure-the-daily-beacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/canvas-operating-after-cybersecurity-breach-ut-monitoring-updates-from-instructure-the-daily-beacon\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas operating after cybersecurity breach, UT \u2018monitoring updates\u2019 from Instructure \u2013 The Daily Beacon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utdailybeacon.com\/212136\/news\/canvas-operating-after-cybersecurity-breach-ut-monitoring-updates-from-instructure\/\">Canvas operating after cybersecurity breach, UT \u2018monitoring updates\u2019 from Instructure \u2013 The Daily Beacon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utdailybeacon.com\/212136\/news\/canvas-operating-after-cybersecurity-breach-ut-monitoring-updates-from-instructure\/\">https:\/\/utdailybeacon.com\/212136\/news\/canvas-operating-after-cybersecurity-breach-ut-monitoring-updates-from-instructure\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-07 23:04:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"utdailybeacon.com\">utdailybeacon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: <a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points.<br \/>\n                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.<br \/>\n\u201cBased on what Instructure has found to date, the data involved appears to include personal information,\u201d the Office of Innovative Technology said in a statement accessible to students on Canvas.<br \/>\n\u201cAt 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.\u201d<br \/>\nOIT said the university is continuing to monitor updates provided by Instructure.<br \/>\nInstructure \u201ctook immediate action, contacted the authorities, and engaged a leading third-party forensics firm to support the investigation,\u201d OIT said.<br \/>\nStudents are now able to access courses and resources on Canvas despite Friday exams remaining postponed.<br \/>\n\u201cYou do not need to take any action aside from continuing to remain diligent about cybersecurity protections,\u201d OIT said.<br \/>\nOIT advised students to look out for potential scam emails and only access university websites through direct links.<br \/>\nThe university has given no update regarding the status of upcoming exams following Canvas being back in operation.<br \/>\nFor more information on the canvas outage, students can access the Office of the Provost\u2019s website and check Instructure\u2019s updated status page.<br \/>\nThis is a developing story. 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