Nearly 300,000 people were impacted by cyberattack on Nova Scotia Power therecord.media/thousands…

Canadian utility Nova Scotia Power is notifying about 280,000 people of a data breach that occurred following a cyberattack earlier this year.

In letters to victims, the company said an investigation revealed that hackers had access to critical systems from March 19 to April 25, allowing them to steal names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, Canadian Social Insurance numbers, bank account details and troves of information from the Nova Scotia Power program including power consumption, service requests, customer payment, billing and credit history, and customer correspondencе.

The investigation is ongoing and the information stolen varied from customer to customer. Victims are being given two years of credit monitoring services.

Law enforcement and regulatory agencies have been notified of the cyberattack and breach, according to the company.

Nova Scotia Power says it manages $5 billion worth of power generation, transmission and distribution. Its parent company, Halifax-based Emera, serves more than 2.5 million utility customers across Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean. It reported about $849 million in net income for 2024.