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CenterPoint Energy Investigates Major Data Breach Affecting Millions of Customers

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CenterPoint Energy, a Texas-based utility company, is investigating a data breach that may have compromised customer information. A forum post claims that approximately 7.49 million files were accessed by an intruder. The company is working to determine the full scope of the incident and the extent of the data accessed. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a cyber-crime event impacting a company, which falls under the 'tool' category for cyber-security incidents.

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CenterPoint Energy Investigates Major Data Breach Affecting Millions of Customers

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    CenterPoint Energy confirms intruder helped themselves to customer information

    Forum post claims 7.49 million files up for grabs as Texas utility investigates breach

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