Cyberattack: Contractors working for Nova Scotia Power haven’t been paid in months

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s largest electric utility says it has fallen months behind in paying contractors and suppliers because of a sophisticated cyberattack in March.

Nova Scotia Power spokeswoman Jacqueline Foster apologized on behalf of the utility today, saying invoices are being paid but progress has been slow.

Foster says dozens of additional staff have been brought in to speed up the payment process, which has involved extensive manual work and establishing workarounds to get the job done.

She says all of the invoices should be paid before the end of the year, but she did not say how much money is owed.

According to CBC News, some contractors are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In September, the privately owned utility revealed that all of its ratepayers may have been affected by the cybersecurity breach.