Electric and gas utility CenterPoint Energy warns of data breach after dark web post
CenterPoint Energy confirmed hackers stole customer personal data from an external-facing system after a dark web post claimed 7.5 million records.
Texas utility CenterPoint Energy filed an SEC 8-K disclosing that a dark web post claimed to sell data stolen from the company, and an investigation confirmed personal information was taken from an external-facing system. The criminal post claims about 7.5 million records including customer names, account information, last four Social Security digits and billing data. Electric and gas service was not impacted; the company serves 7 million customers across Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas, and previously disclosed a 2023 breach via a file-sharing platform.
- SEC 8-K filed after dark web post claimed stolen CenterPoint data
- Post claims 7.5 million records with names, SSN digits, billing data
- Data taken from an external-facing system; energy delivery unaffected
- Second disclosed breach after a 2023 file-transfer platform incident
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1 min read at therecord.mediaHouston-based CenterPoint Energy notified federal regulators about an incident that exposed some customer data on the dark web.
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