A new report from Nova Scotia’s electric utility says the impact of a sophisticated cyberattack in March could be much broader than first thought.

The privately owned utility said in May that half its customers – about 277,000 ratepayers – may have had personal information stolen by hackers.

But Nova Scotia Power is now saying all 550,000 of its customers may be affected in some way.

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The stolen data includes names, birth dates, e-mail addresses, home addresses, customer account information, driver’s licence numbers and, in some cases, bank account numbers and social insurance numbers.

The new estimate comes from a Nova Scotia Power report submitted Friday to the independent Nova Scotia Energy Board, whi

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