On May 4, a security incident was reported at Canvas developer Instructure. Instructure has confirmed that data of TIAS participants, faculty and staff has also been affected. In this message, you can read what this means for you.

What we know so far
Instructure has reported that there has been unauthorized access to part of its systems. According to them, the following data has been compromised:

Names of participants, faculty and staff
E-mail addresses
Student IDs
Messages between users

There are no indications that other personal or financial information has been stolen.

What this means for you
The data mentioned above may be used for phishing e-mails. We therefore ask you to be extra vigilant about suspicious messages, such as unexpected e-mails or e-mails requesting personal information.

Read how to recognize phishing: Recognize a phishing e-mail

Always be vigilant when you receive emails. Look at the sender first before replying to an e-mail or opening an attachment.

Canvas
It is good to know that logging in to and using Canvas remains safe. Passwords were not part of the data breach.

Next steps
All participants, faculty and staff have been informed. We are closely monitoring the situation and are working together with Tilburg University and Universities of the Netherlands to monitor the incident. We will continue to provide updates as soon as more information becomes available.

Concerns and support
Do you have concerns or would you like to talk about this? Please contact itservices@tias.edu for support and advice.

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