Texas Utility CenterPoint Energy Confirms Breach After Hacker Leaks Data
CenterPoint Energy confirmed hackers stole customer personal data from an external-facing system after a forum leak of 7.5 million records.
CenterPoint Energy, a Houston-based utility serving roughly 7 million customers across Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas, told the SEC that an unauthorized third party obtained customer personal information through an external-facing system. On September 12 a hacker claimed to have stolen nearly 7.5 million records and posted a 2.5 GB archive on a cybercrime forum, threatening to attack main infrastructure next. The company says electric and gas delivery is unaffected and it expects no material impact. Earlier 2024 leak claims were attributed to Cl0p's 2023 MOVEit campaign via a third party.
- Hacker leaked 2.5 GB archive with alleged 7.5M customer records
- SEC filing confirms unauthorized access via external-facing system
- Utility serves ~7 million customers across four US states
- Threat actor threatens to attack main infrastructure next time
- 2024 claims traced to Cl0p MOVEit campaign via third party
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