At least 100,000 Nova Scotians affected by cybertheft of government employee files

Stolen information includes banking details, home addresses, social insurance numbers

CBC NewsJean Laroche

Cybercriminals made off with the personal and banking information of at least 100,000 Nova Scotians last week, before the Nova Scotia government secured a file transfer service that had been breached as part of a global attack on MOVEit. 

Nova Scotia's Minister of Cyber Security and Digital Service Colton LeBlanc provided that number Tuesday as part of an update on the investigation into the cybertheft, which he first disclosed on Sunday.

"100,000 people, 100,000 Nova Scotians being employees, cu…

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CBC NewsJean Laroche, Posted: Jun 06, 2023 2:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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