Global incident impacting Canvas learning management system

Published on 08 May 2026
Adelaide University

Adelaide University has been notified of a global cyber security incident suffered by the external provider of the learning management system we use, Canvas.

We have been affected by this incident alongside other universities around the world, and are working closely with Canvas.

Canvas has advised there is no indication that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers or financial information have been involved.

Adelaide University is actively monitoring the situation and is working closely with Canvas to understand the broad impacts of the breach.

The University community is being kept informed and has been asked to be vigilant following the incident.