Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Nova Scotia Power Incorporated regarding its recent data breach. The Nova Scotia Power data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to approximately 280,000 individuals.
ABOUT NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED:
Nova Scotia Power is an energy and utilities company based in Canada. Founded in 1881, Nova Scotia Power provides 95% of the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power to approximately 550,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Nova Scotia.3 A subsidiary of Emera, Inc., Nova Scotia Power manages $5 billion worth of generation, transmission and distribution assets and produces more than 10,000 gigawatt hours of electricity each year.4 Headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Power employs over 2,300 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Nova Scotia Power announced that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its care may have been compromised. According to the breach notice, on April 25, 2025, Nova Scotia Power discovered that an unauthorized third party had gained access to certain parts of its Canadian network and servers.1 As a result, Nova Scotia Power launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Nova Scotia Power confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems belonging to customers may have been accessed and acquired by an unauthorized third party between March 19, 2025, and April 25, 2025.1 As a result, Nova Scotia Power began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted, as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Insurance number
- Date of birth
- Driver’s license number
- Phone number and email address
- Mailing and service addresses
- Nova Scotia Power program participation information
- Customer account history (e.g., power consumption, service requests, customer payment, billing and credit history, customer correspondence)
- Bank account numbers
As a result of the data breach, Nova Scotia Power posted a notice of the incident on its website. Additionally, on June 6, 2025, Nova Scotia Power began sending breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the website breach notice, Nova Scotia Power is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification that Nova Scotia Power posted to its website is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Nova Scotia Power Incorporated:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
