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Nova Scotia Confirms Outage Not Caused By Cyberattack
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Nova Scotia's provincial government says there's no evidence a widespread IT outage on Friday was caused by a cyberattack, after multiple provincial systems and Nova Scotia Health's online programs went down for about two hours. Hospitals switched to paper procedures, prompting some surgical delays but no cancellations, and services were restored within two hours as the province reported systems now stable.
Key Points
- 1Outage knocked out multiple government and health IT systems for about two hours Friday.
- 2Absence of cyberattack evidence indicates the issue likely technical rather than malicious, per officials.
- 3Hospitals reverted to paper for records and procedures, causing minor surgical delays but no cancellations.
Scoring Rationale
Official confirmation and quick recovery boost credibility and impact, but limited technical details and provincial scope constrain significance.
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