May 14, 2026
Instructure has given the all-clear and all Instructure services are restored. Forensic investigations are ongoing and updates will continue to be posted to Instructure's incident update page below:
https://www.instructure.com/incident_update
May 7, 2026
The safety and security of our campus community remain our highest priority. We are writing to inform you of a cybersecurity incident involving Instructure, the company that powers Canvas, our learning management system, that occurred on April 25, 2026.
St. Charles Community College was notified of this cybersecurity breach by Instructure
and was identified as one of the approximately 9,000 impacted colleges globally. Instructure
indicated data breached may include names, email addresses, and student ID numbers,
as well as messages among Canvas users. At this time, Instructure is conducting a
thorough forensics investigation and has found no evidence that passwords, dates of
birth, government identifiers, or financial information were involved.
As always, please use caution and remain alert to any unsolicited emails, specifically
from Canvas, asking for your login or password credentials. If you receive any unusual
requests, please avoid clicking on any links and forward them to InformationSecurity@stchas.edu.
We are committed to protecting your and your students’ personal information and credentials.
We apologize for any inconvenience and will continue to provide timely updates as
the situation evolves. Updates can also be viewed directly from Instructure by navigating
to https://status.instructure.com.