# CenterPoint Energy confirms intruder helped themselves to customer information

DevFeed: [CenterPoint Energy confirms intruder helped themselves to customer information](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/centerpoint-energy-confirms-intruder-helped-themselves-to-customer-information-26955.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/15/centerpoint-energy-confirms-intruder-helped-themselves-to-customer-information/5296523>)

Author: Connor Jones

Published: 2026-09-15T14:14:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [breach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/breach.md>), [cyber-crime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber-crime.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>)

## AI overview

CenterPoint Energy confirmed that an intruder accessed customer information while the Texas utility investigates a breach. A forum post claims that 7.49 million files may be available.

## Source excerpt

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