Nova Scotia Power is notifying customers whose data was compromised in a cyber breach discovered last month. Stolen data may include addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, driver’s license numbers, social insurance numbers, and banking information. The utility has provided affected customers with a free, two-year subscription to a TransUnion credit monitoring service while working with cybersecurity experts to resolve the breach. Customers still unaffected by the breach at this time will not receive a notice.
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