Monitoring
UC Davis Canvas is available. Some features will not be available immediately, as they were disabled to protect the security of Canvas and your data during this incident, and will take additional time to restore. For more information see: https://iet.ucdavis.edu/news/canvas-incident-may-2026
Update
Canvas at UC Davis remained unavailable today, Friday, May 8, 2026. Check the Canvas Incident webpage for helpful resources.
https://iet.ucdavis.edu/news/canvas-incident-may-2026
https://iet.ucdavis.edu/news/canvas-incident-may-2026
Update
The official UC Davis statement is available at Security Incident: Canvas Unavailable page.
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-statement-canvas-security-breach
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-statement-canvas-security-breach
Investigating
Canvas is currently unavailable. Staff are working with the vendor Instructure to address the issue.
Identified
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) released a statement on the Nationwide Security Breach Involving Canvas.
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-news/nationwide-security-breach-involving-canvas/
Updates with the UC community will continue to be shared on UCnet as new information emerges.
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/category/uc-news/
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-news/nationwide-security-breach-involving-canvas/
Updates with the UC community will continue to be shared on UCnet as new information emerges.
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/category/uc-news/
Monitoring
On Friday, May 1, 2026, Instructure, the vendor behind Canvas, reported a global cybersecurity incident. At this time, UC Davis has not been notified of any direct impact to our campus. UC Davis Canvas remains available and operational.
We are actively monitoring vendor updates and assessing any potential impact to UC Davis services. Updates will be posted on the IET website as they become available.
https://iet.ucdavis.edu/news/monitoring-instructure-security-incident-canvas-updates-tues-55
More information is available from the Instructure Incident Report page.
https://status.instructure.com/incidents/9wm4knj2r64z
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IT Express Service Desk
ithelp@ucdavis.edu
530.754.HELP (4357)
We are actively monitoring vendor updates and assessing any potential impact to UC Davis services. Updates will be posted on the IET website as they become available.
https://iet.ucdavis.edu/news/monitoring-instructure-security-incident-canvas-updates-tues-55
More information is available from the Instructure Incident Report page.
https://status.instructure.com/incidents/9wm4knj2r64z
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IT Express Service Desk
ithelp@ucdavis.edu
530.754.HELP (4357)
This incident affects: Canvas.