MSU experiencing outage to the Canvas Learning Management System
To: Members of the º£½ÇÉçÇø community
Today [May 7, 2026] at approximately 3 p.m., Instructure, the vendor that provides Canvas, was breached. As a result, º£½ÇÉçÇø is currently experiencing an outage to the Canvas Learning Management System related to an ongoing nationwide security incident. It is important to note that no MSU internal systems have been compromised by this event, and MSU passwords are not involved.
MSU will never direct users to unverified third-party sites for Canvas-related communications or remediation activities. Out of abundance of caution, users should avoid interacting with or clicking on any links, messages, or content that may be posted by threat actors or appear suspicious.
º£½ÇÉçÇø understands the importance of Canvas to teaching and learning activities and recognizes the challenges this outage is causing. We will share updates as additional information becomes available.
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Direct media inquiries to Sid Salter, MSU vice president for strategic communications, at 601-507-8004.