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title: CenterPoint Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Leaks Customer Records
description: A hacker claims to have stolen 7.49M customer records from CenterPoint Energy, which serves Texas, Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio. Investigation ongoing.
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# CenterPoint Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Leaks Customer Records

A hacker claims to have stolen 7.49M customer records from CenterPoint Energy, which serves Texas, Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio. Investigation ongoing.

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A threat actor posted a 2.5 GB archive on a cybercrime forum on September 12, claiming it holds 7.49 million records belonging to CenterPoint Energy customers. The listing cites names, contact and billing details, move-in dates, driver's license information, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers, and says the data came from a poorly secured API. CenterPoint's Form 8-K confirms far less. An unauthorized third party obtained personal information relating to a portion of its customers through an external-facing system. The Houston utility serves around 7 million customers in Texas, Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio, so the claimed record count exceeds its entire customer base. Nobody has verified the archive. Gas and electricity delivery are unaffected, and CenterPoint does not expect a material financial impact. The company is still working with outside experts to determine scope, and intends to notify affected customers and regulators. The poster also threatened to move from stealing data to attacking the main infrastructure. **Source:** [SecurityWeek](https://www.securityweek.com/texas-utility-centerpoint-energy-confirms-breach-after-hacker-leaks-data/)

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