Security Incident Update: Instructure Canvas LMS

May 7, 2026

We want to keep you informed regarding a recent security incident involving Instructure, the company that provides our Canvas learning management system.

At this time, we have no indication that any Marian University student data has been compromised. We are in close communication with Instructure and are actively monitoring the situation.

Latest Update from Instructure – We are providing an update on the security incident we advised you of yesterday. While our investigation continues alongside our outside forensics experts, at this stage we believe the incident has been contained. Here are the steps we have taken since we became aware of the incident. We have:

• Revoked privileged credentials and access tokens associated with affected systems
• Deployed patches to enhance system security
• Out of an abundance of caution, we rotated certain keys, even though there is no evidence they were misused
• Implemented increased monitoring across all platforms

While we continue actively investigating, thus far, indications are that the information involved consists of certain identifying information of users at affected institutions, such as names, email addresses, and student ID numbers, as well as messages among users. At this time, we have found no evidence that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers, or financial information were involved. If that changes, we will notify any impacted institutions.

Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this matter. We sincerely regret any inconvenience or concern this may cause. We will continue to keep you apprised as our investigation progresses. For up-to-date information on specific systems, please continue to visit our status page. 

Steve Proud
Chief Information Security Officer

Marian University Message

We understand that situations like this can be concerning. Based on the information available today, no action is required from you. We will notify you immediately if that guidance changes.

Marian University will continue to monitor developments closely and share updates as new information becomes available. Please continue to check your university email for any future communications.

Thank you for your attention and patience.

Ray Stanley
Vice President, Chief Information Officer