Cyber attack hits Nova Scotia Power systems
A cyber attack hit Nova Scotia Power and parent Emera's business network, forcing servers offline; electricity supply was unaffected.
- Service
- Nova Scotia Power
- Date
- 25 April 2025
- Cause
- Cyberattack
- Duration
- Not stated or multi-day
- Status
- resolved
- Severity
- major
- Region
- Global
- Source
- CM-Alliance ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “Cyber attack hits Nova Scotia Power systems”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 25 Apr 2025. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2025-04-25-nova-scotia-power-outage/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: CM-Alliance, https://www.cm-alliance.com/cybersecurity-blog/april-2025-major-cyber-attacks-ransomware-attacks-and-data-breaches.
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