CenterPoint Energy security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving CenterPoint Energy, with related coverage.
CenterPoint Energy Customer Data Leaked Through Third-Party System Breach
1MImpact: More than 1 million affected customers in Texas
Customer personal information of U.S. electric 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 U.S. 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.
Related reports: 26 · last report →CenterPoint Energy investigates customer data leak linked to 2023 vendor breach
↳ Knock-on damage from the ENGlobal incident · View original incidentCenterPoint 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 vendor's systems in 2023 and that its own network had not been compromised. The exact scope of the impact remains under investigation.
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