Cyberattack hits Nova Scotia Power and Parent Co. Emera

Nova Scotia Power and its parent company Emera suffered a cyberattack in April. Unauthorized access to parts of their Canadian network and servers used for business applications was discovered. Nova Scotia Power said their investigation showed customers personal information was accessed and taken. “We are seeing a significant ramp up in utility impersonation fraud,” Shipley says. “Criminals trying to defraud individuals trying to look like Nova Scotia Power.”

The utility says there remains no disruption to any of its Canadian physical operations, including at Nova Scotia Power’s generation, transmission and disruption facilities, the Maritime Link or the Brunswick Pipeline. However, on a social media post Monday morning, Nova Scotia Power said it was experiencing a technical issue with their phone line and customers being able to access their accounts.

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IT Privacy