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Nova Scotia Power’s massive data breach exposes a chilling oversight: a 30-year-old digital file containing hundreds of thousands of customers’ sensitive info—including SSNs, bank details, and addresses—was never auto-deleted as scheduled, leaving it vulnerable to hackers believed to be based in Russia. The company’s scrambling to explain why the system failed, as this lapse could have been prevented with routine security protocols. For affected customers, the fallout is personal—and the investigation is just beginning.

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