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Personal data stolen in N.S. Power breach? Here’s how to protect yourself from fraud

Personal data stolen in N.S. Power breach? Here’s how to protect yourself from fraud

Nova Scotia Power was recently targeted in a ransomware attack in which 280,000 customers’ data was stolen and published online. The data may include names, contact details, date of birth, account history, driver’s licence numbers, social insurance numbers, and bank account numbers. Jeff Horncastle from Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and RCMP advised customers they must act to prevent falling victim to identity fraud, recommending steps such as making use of credit monitoring, putting a fraud alert on their file and changing their passwords.

Source: www.cbc.ca –

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