US EditionN.S. laws make class action unlikely in wake of NS Power data breach, expert says
- Nova Scotia Power reported a ransomware attack in late April 2025 that exposed data from 280,000 customers in Nova Scotia.
- The breach was identified after cybercriminals had been infiltrating the system since mid-March, prompting an investigation by the federal privacy commissioner following received complaints.
- Up to 140,000 customers voluntarily provided their social insurance numbers, which were collected to verify identities among customers with identical names, and these numbers may have been exposed during the breach.
- CEO Peter Gregg said the breach affected over half of the utility's customers and that the company was questioned by a provincial legislative committee on public accounts.
- The privacy breach prompted provincial political criticism and ongoing investigations, but the company declined to explain why social insurance numbers were stored, citing the active probe.
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NS Power breach allowed theft of 280,000 customers' data
A provincial legislative committee is scheduled to meet today to discuss the recent Nova Scotia Power cybersecurity breach that allowed cyber-thieves access to data from 280,000 customers. The privately owned utility's CEO and other senior staff with Nova Scotia Power were called as witnesses to the...
Committee to discuss NS Power breach that allowed theft of 280,000 customers’ data
HALIFAX - A provincial legislative committee is scheduled to meet today to discuss the recent Nova Scotia Power cybersecurity breach that allowed cyber-thieves access to data from 280,000 customers.
Committee discussing theft of 280K customers' data from NS Power
Provincial politicians took aim at Nova Scotia Power during a legislative committee meeting this morning, saying the utility owes ratepayers answers after a cybersecurity breach gave thieves access to data belonging to 280,000 customers. The utility’s CEO and other staff were grilled by the public accounts committee about how the breach happened and what the […]
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Committee to discuss NS Power breach that allowed theft of 280,000 customers' data
HALIFAX — A provincial legislative committee is scheduled to meet today to discuss the recent Nova Scotia Power cybersecurity breach that allowed cyber-thieves access to data from 280,000 customers.
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