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POSTED: Monday, May 11 – 4:15 p.m.

Global Canvas Data Breach

To the Florida Atlantic community,

The Canvas Learning Management System, operated by Instructure Holdings, Inc., recently experienced a user data breach impacting institutions globally, including Florida Atlantic.

There was no breach involving Florida Atlantic’s systems. While there is currently no indication of an ongoing threat, affected individuals should be aware that information obtained through the Canvas breach could potentially be disclosed or released in the coming days.

Canvas is fully operational at this time.

Due to the recent events, we may see an increase in phishing attempts. Everyone is reminded to be cautious when clicking links in emails, especially during busy times like the beginning or end of a semester. Scammers often try to capitalize on urgency or curiosity to get people to click links.

The following steps are recommended to all Canvas users:

• Please exercise caution if you receive strange email messages; if you receive an unusual email message, you can report the message using the “Report Message” button from within Outlook
• Monitor official communications from Florida Atlantic for information specific to our university
• Refer to the Florida Atlantic Helpdesk article for guidance on how to identify phishing threats

Florida Atlantic is actively monitoring the situation and working with relevant partners to assess any potential impact on our systems and university. Visit fau.edu/advisory for the latest updates.

If you have questions or concerns, please email security-incidents@fau.edu.

This message was posted on behalf of the Office of Information Technology.