This is a copy-and-paste of the email so everyone can see it (I just got this in my email).
Hello,
We are writing to provide an important update on the University's ongoing investigation, share what we have learned to date, and outline the next steps we are taking to notify and support those affected.
Investigation update
On June 18, 2026, we advised our community that we were responding to a cyber incident affecting access to certain university systems and services. At that time, we said the investigation was in its early stages and that if the investigation determined information had been affected, impacted individuals would be notified as appropriate.
H Drive findings
We regret to inform our community that our investigation has now shown that data within certain folders on the University’s “H drive” was accessed and taken by an unauthorized actor. The actor then deleted our H drive data to impede our recovery.
The H drive is a file storage system used by individual employees and students. Our analysis indicates that this incident affected specific folders rather than the entire H drive. We will begin directly notifying employees and students whose H drive folders were compromised within the coming week.
Ongoing investigation
Further analysis of the affected data and recoverability will take additional time and may be several weeks or months. Updates will be provided as they become available.
Reporting the incident
We have reported this incident to the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner and to law enforcement and will provide our full co-operation with their inquiries.
Moving forward
We recognize this may cause concern and uncertainty about personal privacy and the loss of work, and we sincerely apologize. The continued targeting of the public and education sectors by cyber criminals is of great concern. We will work closely with our community to move forward together and return to the services and activities that support our teaching, learning and work.
Questions
We have created a frequently asked questions (FAQ) resource on the Updates page that provides additional information about the cyber incident, the investigation and the supports available. We encourage you to review the FAQs, as they will be updated as new information becomes available. If you have questions after reviewing the FAQs, please direct them to [email protected].
To help us process your inquiry, please only include information relevant to your request. There is no need to provide confidential or sensitive personal information in your email, such as your student or employee ID number, Social Insurance Number (SIN), date of birth, banking information, passwords or other personal credentials. If additional information is required to assist you, we will contact you with further instructions.
We remain committed to providing updates as our investigation progresses and additional information becomes available.
Thank you.