Nova Scotia Power confirms server breach was ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attack

Nova Scotia Power confirmed on Friday what cybersecurity experts have suspected for weeks – that it was the victim of a ransomware attack.In an update posted to its website, the private utility said that no payment was made to the person or group behind the “sophisticated” attack. It refused to pay the ransom, it said, after “careful assessment of applicable sanctions laws and alignment with law enforcement guidance.”