This item is originally from 4 May 2026 – see the latest update from 6 May 2026: Canvas cyber security incident

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[4 May 2026]

We have been informed of a cyber security incident by Instructure, the supplier of Canvas.

They have told us: “While our investigation continues alongside our outside forensics experts, at this stage we believe the incident has been contained.” 

This is a global supplier incident affecting some institutions. Updates from Instructure can be viewed on their status page: https://status.instructure.com/

We are in active communication with Instructure and receiving regular updates.

Our cyber security and IT teams are actively monitoring the incident and we are testing for any impact on Canvas.

No impact on other University of Manchester systems has been identified and colleagues and students should continue to use Canvas as normal.

We will share further updates as soon as they are available.