Honorlock incident
Exam Start issues on Blackboard Ultra and Chrome v144
Honorlock experienced a minor incident on January 15, 2026 affecting Blackboard Proctoring, lasting 5h 43m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Blackboard Proctoring
Update timeline
- investigating Jan 15, 2026, 05:56 PM UTC
We are currently investigating reports of Blackboard Ultra users receiving a blank screen when attempting to begin an exam using Chrome v144
- identified Jan 15, 2026, 07:11 PM UTC
We have identified the root cause of the issue and are working on a solution.
- monitoring Jan 15, 2026, 09:49 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results
- resolved Jan 15, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC
This issue has been resolved.