Attack involved unauthorised access into certain parts of the Canadian network and servers.
Canadian power companies Emera and Nova Scotia Power have discovered and are actively responding to a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorised access into certain parts of its Canadian network and servers.
In the statement, the companies said the network supports 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. Law enforcement officials have been notified.
“There remains no disruption to any of our Canadian physical operations, including at Nova Scotia Power’s generation, transmission and distribution facilities, the Maritime Link or the Brunswick Pipeline, and the incident has not impacted the utility’s ability to safely and reliably serve customers in Nova Scotia,” it said.
“There has been no impact to Emera’s U.S. or Caribbean utilities. Our IT team is working diligently with cybersecurity experts to bring the affected portions of our IT system back online.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
