We're Instructure, the company behind Canvas, Mastery, Parchment, and other learning solutions. We built these tools because we believe in the power of education. When something disrupts that mission, as it did over the past few days, we owe you a full explanation.

Many of you experienced real disruption to your learning environment. We want to be transparent about what happened, the immediate actions we've taken and our ongoing efforts to prevent this from happening again.

True to our roots as educators, we believe in learning together. Here are the facts we know so far, along with steps you can take to stay informed and protected.