Data breach

CenterPoint Energy

Houston, United States1 source

NotifiedCenterPoint Energy notified the Texas Attorney General of a data breach on 28 Oct 2026. The cause was not stated.

See it on the live map Am I affected?

Houston, United States. Placed at the city in the organisation's breach notice address.

Sector: Retail
Confirmed: 2.4M people
First reported: 28 Oct 2026
Latest source: 28 Oct 2026

What is known

Confirmed

2,383,340 people

As stated in the notice.

Claimed

No claimed figure

Data involved

Name of individualAddressSocial Security Number InformationDriver’s License number

Cause

Cause not statedDiscovered 49 days before the notice

Attack: 19 Aug 2026 to 22 Aug 2026
Discovered: 9 Sept 2026
Disclosed: 28 Oct 2026
First seen by Black Shard: 9 Nov 2026

Filings

Texas Attorney General28 Oct 2026Breach notice, 970,891 Texans affected, 2,383,340 in total

Sources

Texas Attorney GeneralPrimary source28 Oct 2026Texas Attorney General breach report BR-0005452

Status timeline

28 Oct 2026
Texas Attorney General, primary source
28 Oct 2026
Status: notified

What to do

If you have an account, change that password, and anywhere you reused it.
Turn on two-factor authentication, ideally an authenticator app or passkey, not SMS.
Expect phishing that uses your real details. Do not click links in messages about this incident; go to the company's site directly.
If payment cards were involved, watch statements and ask your bank for a new card.
If government ID or social security numbers were involved, consider a credit freeze.

Talk to our team 24/7 incident line: 1800 370 270

How sure we are

That it happened as stated 90%

The place 70%

1 independent source. Placed at the city in the organisation's breach notice address.

Not known yet

Who did it

Update log

9 Nov 2026First seen.

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