CenterPoint Energy investigates customer data leak linked to 2023 supplier breach
SpilloverSpillover from the ENGlobal incident · View original incident →CenterPoint Energy said it was investigating customer information posted on a cybercrime forum in January 2025. The company said the information had been leaked during a breach of an external supplier's systems in 2023 and that its own network had not been compromised. The precise extent of the impact remains under investigation.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- CenterPoint Energy
- Original incident
- Ransomware attack encrypts some files at US firm ENGlobal
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- ENGlobal disclosed details of a cyber security breach, while CenterPoint Energy is investigating a possible data leak.
Original incident
This is spillover from the ENGlobal incident.
Ransomware attack encrypts some files at US firm ENGlobal
Impact: Some files encrypted and IT access restricted
US energy and engineering company ENGlobal discovered a ransomware attack on 25 November, and some files were encrypted. In responding, it limited IT access to essential operations. It was unable to give a timescale for full recovery.
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Other incidents at CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy Customer Data Leaked Through Third-Party System Breach
1mImpact: More than 1 million affected customers in Texas
Customer personal information of US electricity and gas utility CenterPoint Energy was leaked through a third-party system. The company confirmed the leak after the data was posted online and disclosed the incident in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The attacker claimed to have stolen 7.49 million records, and it was later confirmed that more than 1 million people were affected in Texas alone.
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