CenterPoint Energy confirms hackers compromised networks and stole data, and the hackers claim theft of 7.5 million…
- CenterPoint Energy confirmed a cyberattack via exposed API, with customer data stolen
- Threat actor claims 7.49M files including IDs, SSNs, billing data, and transaction records
- Operations unaffected; investigation ongoing, regulators notified, customers to be informed
CenterPoint Energy has confirmed suffering a cyberattack and data theft, days after a criminal advertised the stolen files on an underground hacking forum.
CenterPoint Energy is a large US energy utility company that delivers electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses. It employs roughly 8,800 people and operates around $48.3 billion in assets, as of June 2026.
Recently, a threat actor posted a new thread on a dark web forum, saying they stole 7.49 million CenterPoint files from a poorly secured API, The Register reports. They said that the data included customer names and contact details, billing data, move-in dates, driver’s license information, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers (SSN).
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