Nova Scotia Power, Emera Inc. responding to ‘cybersecurity incident’ impacting certain IT systems

Nova Scotia Power says it detected unauthorized access to parts of its Canadian network last Friday.

Nova Scotia Power and Emera Inc. are responding to a “cybersecurity incident” that is impacting certain IT systems in their network.

A news release from Nova Scotia Power Monday says the incident, which happened on Friday, involved unauthorized access into certain parts of its Canadian network and servers supporting portions of its business applications.

“Immediately following detection of the external threat, the companies activated their incident response and business continuity protocols, engaged leading third-party cybersecurity experts, and took actions to contain and isolate the affected servers and prevent further intrusion,” reads the utility’s news release.

Nova Scotia Power says law enforcement officials have been notified.

The news release does not say what information was accessed or if any customers’ information had been compromised.

“Our IT team is working diligently with cyber security experts to bring the affected portions of our IT system back online,” reads the news release.

The utility says there remains no disruption to any of its Canadian physical operations, including at Nova Scotia Power’s generation, transmission and disruption facilities, the Maritime Link or the Brunswick Pipeline.

However, on a social media post Monday morning, Nova Scotia Power said it was experiencing a technical issue with their phone line and customers being able to access their accounts.

Nova Scotia Power also says there’s been no impact to Emera’s U.S. or Caribbean utilities.

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