Security Alert: Canvas Security Incident

Update: Update: Canvas is currently unavailable while undergoing maintenance. Visit https://teaching.cornell.edu/canvas-outage for additional information and resources.

Update: Cornell is continuing to assess the impact of the Canvas security incident. According to information provided by Instructure, thousands of institutions were affected, including Cornell. Instructure's investigation indicates that some identifying data was exposed, such as names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages among users. Cornell does not have specific details yet. See also the Instructure incident report.

Canvas, the university's learning management system, was affected by a nationwide security incident involving Instructure, the company that provides Canvas. Instructure believes the incident is contained. Canvas remains available to Cornell faculty, staff, and students. We are actively monitoring updates from Instructure and assessing the impact on Cornell data. See also the Instructure incident report.