N.S. Couple Loses $30K, Believes It’s Due to Power Utility’s Cybersecurity Breach

N.S. couple loses $30K, believes it’s due to power utility’s cybersecurity breach

A Nova Scotia couple says they're devastated after losing $30,000 from their bank account, which they believe is tied to Nova Scotia Power's recent cybersecurity breach.

‘Sophisticated’ Nova Scotia Power cybersecurity breach cause for concern, says expert - Halifax

Nova Scotia Power announced on April 25 that one of its servers and parts of its network were compromised in a cybersecurity attack.

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Chastin Rand is one of many people who have received a letter from Nova Scotia Power about the data breach. While it wasn’t her name on it but the name of her ex-partner, it has raised more questions than answers. “That’s the weird part for me; I’m not sure why it would come here and where it came to my address, like is it my address that’s compromised?” Rand says. “Is it the account or is it him who’s compromised? Like it doesn’t match up.” She…

Nearly 280K impacted by Nova Scotia Power ransomware hack

Nova Scotia Power, the Canadian province's leading electric utility, had data belonging to almost 280,000 clients, or more than half of all its customers, confirmed to have been exfiltrated following a March ransomware a…

Nova Scotia Power confirms it was hit by ransomware attack but hasn’t paid the ransom

Nova Scotia Power遭遇勒索软件攻击，未支付赎金。攻击导致客户数据泄露，包括姓名、地址、出生日期和社保号等。公司已通知受影响客户，并提供两年免费信用监控服务，并警告警惕钓鱼诈骗。

Nova Scotia Cyberattack Exposes Data Of 280,000 Customers

Nova Scotia Power has confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack, weeks after initially alerting customers to a cybersecurity breach. The utility, owned by Emera Inc., revealed that the attack resulted in a data breach impacting approximately 280,000 customers—but emphasized it has not paid the ransom demanded by the attackers.  The Nova Scotia cyberattack, which began around March 19, 2025, was first made public on April 28. Since then,…