Resolved -
This incident has been resolved.
May 11, 08:02 MST
Update -
Instructure has provided this detailed update (link below) to the recent events. Yavapai College will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates to our community.
Update -
Our partner, Harmonize, who enhances some Canvas discussion boards for YC, has temporarily disabled their connections to the Canvas platform. We will monitor their status, which you can follow here - https://harmonizelearning.instatus.com/
Update - Access to Harmonize from Canvas was restored at 7am eastern on 5/8/2026
May 7, 22:10 MST
Monitoring -
Instructure relayed that Canvas is now available for most users. The YC instance is functioning. We will continue monitoring the situation and will provide details as they are available.
May 7, 20:23 MST
Identified -
Yavapai College is aware of a recent security incident reported by Instructure, the vendor behind the Canvas learning management system. Recently, Instructure notified YC that our institution has been impacted. Based on what the vendor has found to date, the data involved appears to include personal information. At this time, there is no indication that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers, or financial information were involved. This afternoon, 5/7/2026, Canvas was taken offline in a suspected escalation by the bad actor. You may follow their status directly at https://status.instructure.com/. We will also post relevant information to the YC status page at https://status.yc.edu/.
Yavapai College is one of more than 8,000 institutions worldwide that rely on Canvas. We are working closely with Instructure to understand the scope of this incident. We will share additional updates as more information becomes available.
May 7, 14:41 MST
