CANVAS SECURITY INCIDENT – PASSWORD RESET

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are aware of recent security breaches affecting the Canvas Learning Management System.

St Patrick’s College Townsville does not use Canvas. However, it is used by many education providers, including universities, TAFEs, state schools and RTOs. If you have previously been involved with any of these institutions, your credentials may have been compromised and could place our College systems at greater risk.

As a precaution and to protect our College information and systems, we request you update your passwords for any College systems you currently access.

Students were guided through a password reset process today. Please note that some parents (particularly in Year 7) may have used their own contact details for two-step authentication. In these instances, you may need to assist your child with updating their password.

The current security breach is still active and ongoing, and we will provide any further information and guidance relevant as we become aware of it.

We want to reassure our community that we have strong infrastructure in place at the College and believe the risk to our systems is minimal.