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Daily Cyber News: CenterPoint customer data exposed through an internet-facing system

CenterPoint Energy has confirmed that an unauthorized third party obtained personal information belonging to some customers. The utility said the data was accessed through an internet-facing company system after it learned of an online post claiming to offer customer information. CenterPoint hasn’t disclosed how many people were affected or which categories of personal data were involved.

Key context: The immediate concern is customer privacy rather than service disruption.

Additional detail: Leaders should keep customer trust and regulatory obligations separate from the status of operational technology.

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