CenterPoint Energy

Data breach · Confirmed

First reported 2026-09-15 · 2 sources

Disclosed 2026-09-14

Data exposed

Personal information, Customer records, Financial data

Primary sources

• SEC filing www.sec.gov

Coverage 2 articles

1. 2026-09-15 The Record by Recorded Future medium Electric and gas utility CenterPoint Energy warns of data breach after dark web post

   CenterPoint Energy warns of data breach after customer data appeared on dark web.

2. 2026-09-16 Help Net Security medium CenterPoint Energy confirms data breach following claims on hacking forum

   CenterPoint Energy confirms data breach after hacker claims to have stolen 7.49 million customer records.