Data breach in Canvas

According to the information the university has now, names, email addresses, student-id, messages between users, course names and course registrations may be involved.

The supplier of Canvas states that they have taken security-enhancing measures together with external security experts and that Canvas is working as usual.

There are backups with the provider, but please remember to always save a copy of your material before uploading it to Canvas.

It is good to be extra vigilant for suspicious emails and unexpected requests at this time.

Here you can read more about how to protect your data:

Digital Security (Swedish Civil Defence and Recilience Agency)

We received indications that something had happened at the supplier on 3 May. On 5 May, the supplier confirmed that we were affected together with the other universities. 

• Students and staff have been informed of the incident.
• An investigation is underway with the supplier's security experts and the university is following developments closely.
• A report to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection has been made.
• As a preventive measure, the university has reviewed and, where possible, implemented more security measures in technical systems and integrations linked to Canvas.
• Integrations from Canvas to other systems have been disabled as a preventive measure.
• Most integrations from Canvas to other systems were restarted on 13 May.

If you have questions about Canvas, please contact: canvas@hb.se