NS Power expands offer of free credit monitoring for customers after cyberattack

Nova Scotia Power says it is immediately offering five years of free credit monitoring to all of its past and current customers as a result of a recent ransomware attack. A computer keyboard is shown in this photo illustration Toronto, Oct. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Power says it is offering five years of free credit monitoring to all past and current customers in response to a recent cyberattack.

The private utility had initially offered two free years of monitoring, following a March cybersecurity breach that gave thieves access to personal data belonging to 280,000 ratepayers — about half its customers.

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