Instructure Cybersecurity Incident

Update (5/12/2026): Instructure, the company that provides Canvas, has shared an additional update regarding the recent cybersecurity incident.

According to Instructure CEO Steve Daly, Instructure has reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in the incident. Instructure states that the data was returned, that it received assurances the information will not be further shared online, and that it received proof that copies of the data were deleted.

Instructure also stated that this agreement applies to all affected instituitions and that individual colleges do not need to take any action related to the unauthorized actor.

St. Petersburg College will continue to monitor updates from Instructure and will share additional verified information if needed. At this time, no addtional action is required from students, faculty or staff.

Update (5/8/2026): Instructure has informed St. Petersburg College that the Canvas Learning Management System is back online and operational. The College's teams will continue to monitor the situation closely throughout the day to ensure services remain stable.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and flexibility during this disruption and will provide additional updates as needed.

Update (5/7/2026): Instructure, the company that provides the Canvas Learning Management System, has temporarily taken Canvas offline for all institutions as they continue to respond to the ongoing cybersecurity incident previously reported earlier this week.

At this time, Canvas and related services are unavailable worldwide. According to Instructure, this action was taken out of an abundance of caution as they investigate and address additional impacts associated with the incident.

St. Petersburg College continues to actively monitor the situation and remains in communication with Instructure. We understand the significant disruption this may cause for our students, faculty, and staff, and we appreciate your patience while the vendor works to restore services safely.

We will continue to provide updates as additional verified information becomes available.

Update (5/5/2026): St. Petersburg College has been notified that it is an affected institution following an earlier report from Instructure (Canvas Learning Management System) of a cybersecurity incident involving a recent data breach affecting colleges, universities and other organizations.

Details about what data may have been disclosed in the incident have not yet been provided to SPC. According to earlier reports from Instructure, this information was limited to basic user details.

College leadership is continuing to receive updates from Instructure and will share information as it becomes available.

Original (5/4/2026): St. Petersburg College received notice from Instructure (Canvas Learning Management System) of a cybersecurity incident involving a recent data breach affecting colleges, universities and other organizations.

In summary, the notice states:

“Instructure recently experienced a cybersecurity incident perpetrated by a criminal threat actor. We are actively investigating this incident with the help of outside forensics experts. We are working quickly to understand the extent of the incident and actively taking steps to minimize its impact. Maintaining your trust is our highest priority, and we are committed to transparency throughout this process. We will provide new information as it is confirmed.

While our investigation continues alongside our outside forensics experts, at this stage we believe the incident has been contained.”

At this time, the vendor has shared that the information potentially impacted is limited to basic user details, such as name and email address. In addition, extra security measures have been implemented by Instructure. College leadership is aware of the situation, is continuing to monitor updates, and will share more information as needed. No further action is required at this time.

For more details, please visit this updated information from Instructure: www.instructure.com/incident_update