Southern Company data breach hits 400,000 customer accounts

Southern Company said an unauthorized third party accessed data on roughly 400,000 customer accounts through its online portal. About 300,000 belong to Georgia Power customers and 100,000 to Alabama Power. Affected customers are offered a year of free credit monitoring.

• Breach affected about 400,000 Southern Company customer accounts
• 300,000 accounts belong to Georgia Power, 100,000 to Alabama Power
• Exposed data includes name, address, phone, email and last 4 SSN digits
• Bank accounts, payment cards and driver's license numbers were not accessed