A data leak is a situation in which the security of personal information has been violated. Learn more

• You have lost a USB stick that contains personal data

• Your computer has been hacked

• Files containing personal data that have been discarded and have fallen into the wrong hands

• You receive an email from a colleague containing students’ marks that are not intended for you

• Your laptop, tablet or smartphone have been stolen or lost

You must always report cyber security incidents and data leaks (or possible data leaks). The UG has set up a special data leak contact desk for this: cert@security.rug.nl. This contact desk is also available for reporting incidents that require confidentiality.