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CenterPoint Energy Experiences Data Breach Impacting 1 Million Texans

| 2026-10-15 09:55 CRITICAL LOW DATA BREACH
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Executive Summary
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On September 12, a hacker posted on a known cybercrime forum that it had obtained nearly 7.5 million user records from CenterPoint Energy, a public utility company based in Houston. The breach was later confirmed by the company itself and notified Texan authorities, affecting over 1 million individuals, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. This incident is part of a larger trend, with at least 360,000 people impacted by an iRhythm data breach and nearly 20 million affected by Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million. The CenterPoint Energy breach also overlaps with another incident affecting Georgia Power and Alabama Power, which hit 400,000 accounts.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Reset credentials and API keys that may have been exposed, and review access logs for the affected accounts or integrations.
Intelligence Metadata
Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
Target & Sectors
GE
energyenergy
Incident Timeline
‎September 12
Threat actors made a 2.5-gigabyte archive available for download on September 12, allegedly containing data exfiltrated from CenterPoint Energy.
data_breach 2.5 gigabyte
On September 12, the hacker made a 2.5-gigabyte archive available for download, allegedly containing data exfiltrated from the utility.
‎2026/10/15
Threat actors obtained nearly 7.5 million user records from CenterPoint Energy, which was later confirmed to impact approximately 1 million Texans after a public post by the threat actor and subsequent notification of Texan authorities.
organisation iRhythm Data Breach Impacts
iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People Related: Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million Related: Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
organisation Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs
iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People Related: Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million Related: Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
organisation Georgia Power
iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People Related: Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million Related: Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
organisation Alabama Power Data Breach Hits
iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People Related: Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million Related: Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
data_breach 20 Climbs
iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People Related: Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million Related: Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
organisation CenterPoint Energy Data Breach
CenterPoint Energy Data Breach Impacts 1 Million Texans.
organisation CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy has notified Texan authorities that the personal information of over 1 million individuals was compromised in a data breach.
organisation SEC
The notice came one month after the Houston-based public utility told the SEC that customer information had been stolen from its systems .
organisation General’s Office
This week, CenterPoint Energy told the Texas Attorney General’s Office that 1,062,060 state residents were affected.
organisation Social Security
According to the company’s filing, the compromised information includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers.
organisation Personal Data
Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach Related:
organisation GitHub Breach
Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach Related:
data_breach 7.5 user records
Just days before its initial disclosure, a hacker boasted on a known cybercrime forum that it had obtained nearly 7.5 million user records from CenterPoint Energy.
data_breach 3 phone numbers
The file seemingly contains approximately 3 million phone numbers along with additional personal information.
Tactical Metrics
Metrics
data_breach
20,000,000
Climbs
iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People Related: Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million Related: Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
Metrics
data_breach
2
Gigabyte
On September 12, the hacker made a 2.5-gigabyte archive available for download, allegedly containing data exfiltrated from the utility.
Metrics
data_breach
7,500,000
User Records
Just days before its initial disclosure, a hacker boasted on a known cybercrime forum that it had obtained nearly 7.5 million user records from CenterPoint Energy.
Metrics
data_breach
3,000,000
Phone Numbers
The file seemingly contains approximately 3 million phone numbers along with additional personal information.
Intelligence Sources
SecurityWeek 2026-10-15