Nova Scotia Power Says Hackers Stole Customer Information

Nova Scotia Power’s investigation has shown that the recent cyberattack resulted in the theft of some customer information.

Canadian electric utility Nova Scotia Power revealed on Thursday that a recent cyberattack resulted in the theft of some customer information.

Nova Scotia Power and its parent company Emera reported earlier this week that on April 25 they detected unauthorized access to parts of their Canadian network and servers used for business applications.

Impacted servers were shut down and isolated in response to the hack, which resulted in the disruption of customer phone lines and online services. However, the power company said there was no disruption to physical operations.

“There remains no disruption to Nova Scotia Power’s generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and the incident has not impacted on our ability to safely and reliably serve customers in Nova Scotia,” the company said in a statement.

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