MSU experiencing outage to the Canvas Learning Management System

To: Members of the Mississippi State community

Today [May 7, 2026] at approximately 3 p.m., Instructure, the vendor that provides Canvas, was breached. As a result, Mississippi State University 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.

Mississippi State 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.

For the latest status information go to status.its.msstate.edu.

Direct media inquiries to Sid Salter, MSU vice president for strategic communications, at 601-507-8004.