{"id":918,"date":"2026-05-06T19:55:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/information-tech\/?p=918"},"modified":"2026-05-06T20:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:05:26","slug":"canvas-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/information-tech\/2026\/05\/06\/canvas-data-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructure Data Breach Impacts U.S. Universities, Including ÐÓ°É´«Ã½"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ was notified on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, that a data breach at Instructure, whose Canvas platform supports learning at 41% of higher education institutions in North America, has impacted ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ data stored on their servers. Because ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ uses two-factor authentication, MyÐÓ°É´«Ã½ IDs and passwords were not stored on Instructure\u2019s servers. This incident was not directed at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, but is part of a larger breach that impacted a yet to be determined number of their higher education customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructure detected and addressed the breach and is closely monitoring its infrastructure. The company has contracted with a forensics firm to investigate the extent of the breach and will provide a full accounting to ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ and other customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No action needs to be taken aside from continuing to remain diligent about basic cybersecurity protections, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n