We want to make you aware of a cybersecurity incident involving Instructure, the company behind Canvas.
Instructure informed BESD and other institutions of a cybersecurity incident in Instructure’s system. This is a vendor level cybersecurity issue that does affect our instance of Canvas. Canvas remains safe and operational and reports no evidence that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers, or financial information were compromised, and states the incident has been contained. A forensic investigation is ongoing.
It is confirmed that Box Elder School District names, institutional email addresses, student ID numbers, and Canvas messages may have been affected. We are working with Instructure and state officials to make that determination and will communicate further if warranted.
In the meantime, be alert to unsolicited emails or messages appearing to come from Instructure or your institution, particularly any requesting login credentials or personal information. Report anything suspicious to suspect@besd.net.
We will keep you informed if the situation develops.
Box Elder School District
IT Department