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Monitoring - WashU IT has introduced a possible fix for the MECM outage that was affecting Windows imaging and Software Center by rebooting a non-responsive server Teams are continuing to monitoring the service. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
May 11, 2026 - 09:09 CDT
Investigating - WashU IT is investigating an issue with MECM and Software Center. Imaging of Windows systems and Software Center functionality are impacted.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 11, 2026 - 08:58 CDT
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Resolved -
WashU IT has concluded the major incident for Canvas. Technical teams will continue to monitor the environment for technical and security concerns, and may continue to perform updates or configuration changes as needed in conjunction with the Canvas vendor. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
May 8, 17:06 CDT
Update -
WashU IT technical teams are continuing to monitor the Canvas service to ensure normal operations. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
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Previous update:
On May 7 an unauthorized actor made changes to the Canvas service and to the pages which appear when some individuals log into Canvas. Instructure placed Canvas into maintenance mode to prevent further unauthorized access. Instructure worked with independent forensics partners and found no evidence that the unauthorized actor obtained credentials for WashU accounts. We continue to work with Instructure to monitor the situation.
In an abundance of caution, we recommend individuals monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity and Faculty members have been advised to download all gradebooks.
On May 7 an unauthorized actor made changes to the Canvas service and to the pages which appear when some individuals log into Canvas. Instructure placed Canvas into maintenance mode to prevent further unauthorized access. Instructure worked with independent forensics partners and found no evidence that the unauthorized actor obtained credentials for WashU accounts. We continue to work with Instructure to monitor the situation.
In an abundance of caution, we recommend individuals monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity and Faculty members have been advised to download all gradebooks.
If you experience issues, please email or call us at ithelp@wustl.edu or 314-933-3333. We appreciate your patience as we ensured the security of the service.
May 8, 10:12 CDT
Monitoring -
WashU IT has confirmed that Canvas services are being restored. Out of an abundance of caution, WashU will temporarily disable user access to Canvas. Additional information will be communicated on Friday 5/8 ~9:30am.
Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 7, 22:37 CDT
Update -
WashU IT is investigating reports that Canvas is unavailable. Canvas vendor Instructure has posted a notification on their Status Page that they are experiencing a service outage. Additional details are available here: https://status.instructure.com/. Our next update will be on Friday 5/8 ~9am or when the vendor provides an updated status.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 7, 18:01 CDT
Investigating -
WashU IT is investigating reports that Canvas is unavailable. Canvas vendor Instructure has posted a notification on their Status Page that they are experiencing a service outage. Additional details are available here: https://status.instructure.com/
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 7, 15:48 CDT
Resolved -
Box Storage Support has resolved their service issues and has restored service. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
May 6, 22:10 CDT
Investigating -
WashU IT is investigating reports of Box Storage error messages. Box support has posted a status page acknowledging a service issue. Additional details can be found here: https://status.box.com/
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 6, 20:40 CDT
Resolved -
BJC has resolved the issue affecting temperature tags. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
May 6, 16:35 CDT
Investigating -
BJC has started a P1 call for an issue with temperature tags not communicating, affecting East Region.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 6, 15:49 CDT
Resolved -
WashU IT Engineers have resolved the issue affecting the WURN research network at 4444 Forest Park. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
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May 6, 13:05 CDT
Investigating -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with network connectivity for the WURN research network at 4444 Forest Park, affecting around 10 users.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 6, 12:05 CDT
Resolved -
Workday has resolved the issue affecting their services. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
May 4, 19:21 CDT
Update -
WashU IT has received reports that Workday is inaccessible. The Workday vendor continues working to fully restore services.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 4, 18:00 CDT
Update -
WashU IT has received reports that Workday is inaccessible. The Workday vendor has continued to work on resolving the issue and has at least partially restored services, but users may experience slow response times.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 4, 17:01 CDT
Investigating -
WashU IT has received reports that Workday is inaccessible. The Workday vendor has posted acknowledgment that they are experiencing a service outage in one of their data centers.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 4, 15:48 CDT
Resolved -
WashU IT Engineers have confirmed that the vendor has restored Kaltura and Canvas services. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
May 4, 09:47 CDT
Update -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with the Kaltura integration with Canvas. Kaltura is one of our systems for video storage and presentation (ex: lecture recordings) and is especially important while students are preparing for final exams. Canvas has identified a service issue on their end. Additional details are available here: https://status.instructure.com/.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 3, 11:05 CDT
Update -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with the Kaltura integration with Canvas. Kaltura is one of our systems for video storage and presentation (ex: lecture recordings) and is especially important while students are preparing for final exams. Canvas has identified a service issue on their end. Additional details are available here: https://status.instructure.com/.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 2, 11:39 CDT
Update -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with the Kaltura integration with Canvas. Kaltura is one of our systems for video storage and presentation (ex: lecture recordings) and is especially important while students are preparing for final exams. Canvas has identified a service issue on their end. Additional details are available here: https://status.instructure.com/.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 1, 17:15 CDT
Update -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with the Kaltura integration with Canvas. Kaltura is one of our systems for video storage and presentation (ex: lecture recordings) and is especially important while students are preparing for final exams. Canvas has identified a service issue on their end. Additional details are available here: https://status.instructure.com/
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 1, 15:31 CDT
Update -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with the Kaltura integration with Canvas. Kaltura is one of our systems for video storage and presentation (ex: lecture recordings) and is especially important while students are preparing for final exams. Canvas has identified a service issue on their end. Additional details are available here: https://status.instructure.com/
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 1, 13:16 CDT
Update -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with the Kaltura integration with Canvas. Kaltura is one of our systems for video storage and presentation (ex: lecture recordings) and is especially important while students are preparing for final exams. Technical teams are working with our vendors to identify and resolve the root cause.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 1, 11:46 CDT
Investigating -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with the Kaltura integration with Canvas. Kaltura is one of our systems for video storage and presentation (ex: lecture recordings) and is especially important while students are preparing for final exams. Technical teams are opening support tickets with our Canvas and Kaltura vendors for assistance.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 1, 09:39 CDT
Resolved -
WashU IT Engineers have resolved the Sam Fox School Plotter printing issues with the latest version of PrintDeploy on IOS v26. Since the affected population is unmanaged devices, resolution consisted of an email notification advising affected users to revert to a functional version of PrintDeploy. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
May 1, 14:31 CDT
Investigating -
WashU IT is investigating an issue with printing to plotters from Apple devices. The details of the printing issues depend on the versions of IOS and PrintDeploy.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
May 1, 13:41 CDT
Resolved -
WashU IT Engineers have resolved the issue which caused unplanned workstation reboots. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.
We appreciate your patience during this incident.
Apr 29, 12:52 CDT
Investigating -
WashU IT is investigating an issue which caused some users' managed Windows computers to reboot unexpectedly. The issue has been traced to unexpected impact from a planned change. The update which caused the unexpected reboots has been disabled, and no further impact is expected.
Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
Apr 29, 12:03 CDT
Resolved -
This incident has been resolved.
Apr 29, 08:53 CDT
Investigating -
Network services, including Wired network, Wireless network, and VoIP phone service, are unavailable on the 6th floor of Wohl hospital.
Teams have identified the issue as a failed hardware component and are working to replace it.
Apr 29, 08:20 CDT