CenterPoint Energy Data Breach Impacts Over 1 Million Texans

CenterPoint Energy told Texas authorities that 1,062,060 state residents were affected by a data breach. A hacker claimed to have stolen nearly 7.5 million records; compromised data includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers.

• Breach affected 1,062,060 Texas residents
• Hacker claimed to have stolen nearly 7.5 million records
• Compromised data includes names, addresses, SSNs and license numbers
• A 2.5 GB archive was posted for download on September 12