N.S. identifies thousands more victims of global data hack, including school workers

The minister said Wednesday an additional 13,000 active employees with regional centres for education and with the province’s francophone school board had personal data stolen, including names, addresses and social insurance numbers. As well, hackers stole personal data from about 17,500 water and tax bill accounts with the Region of Queens Municipality in southwestern Nova Scotia, along with data from the Nova Scotia Pension Agency. The province said Halifax Water has also notified 25,000 customers that names and account numbers were a part of the data breach. Callow said the data could be sold or traded, or used for phishing — a type of email scam that entices people to share personal data. LeBlanc said the province does not plan to hold more briefings on the data breach but will provide updates via press releases and social media.