Nova Scotia utility data breach exposes customer info
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1:21 pm
Nova Scotia’s electric utility is scrambling after a significant data breach compromised sensitive customer information—including bank account details and personal identifiers. The utility is notifying affected customers as security experts raise eyebrows at how such mishaps keep happening in the digital age.
Nova Scotia Power says its servers were breached on or around March 19 and that information "was accessed and later taken by an unauthorized third party."
The electric utility says it has started notifying customers about the details of the data breach
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's electric utility says data stolen from its customers includes credit histories, social insurance numbers and information on driver's licences and bank accounts.
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