Nova Scotia Power ransomware attack leaks customer data
Nova Scotia Power was hit by a ransomware attack that stole customer information and disrupted operations. In May 2025 it notified 280,000 people of the leak, and in July the number of victims was reported at about 300,000. The company carried out its incident response and released a partially redacted final report.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Nova Scotia Power
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of about 300,000 people
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack and theft of customer information
- Location
- Canada
Timeline
- A cyber security breach at Nova Scotia Power and Emera was reported.
- Nova Scotia Power confirmed the ransomware attack and notified 280,000 people of the data leak.
- Nova Scotia Power confirmed that the scope of the customer data leak had widened.
- The number of victims of the cyber-attack was reported at about 300,000.
- Nova Scotia Power was ordered to disclose information related to the cyber-attack.
- In a partially redacted final report, Nova Scotia Power assessed its incident response as effective.
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- Nova Scotia Power ordered to make cyberattack facts public
- What's going on with Nova Scotia Power's billing in wake of ransomware attack
- Nova Scotia Power doesn't want the public to know the details about the theft of personal data of hundreds of thousands of its customers
- Nova Scotia Power profits drop due to cyberattack
- Nova Scotia Power executives grilled over rising bills and security breach
- NS Power says its response to cyberattack was ‘effective’ in redacted final report
- Nova Scotia Power incident report sheds some light on cyberattack response
- Nova Scotia Power says billing issues will be fixed in March — 1 year after cyberattack
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