Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In May 2023, centerpointenergy.com, a public company based in USA, was targeted in a ransomware attack that resulted in approximately 3.0M records containing full name, phone number, physical address.
Physical address data was exposed, which may increase targeting risk for affected individuals.
The incident has been cataloged by DataBreach.com. ObscureIQ has independently verified and classified this breach as part of its ongoing threat intelligence operations.
About centerpointenergy.com
Energy delivery company providing electricity and gas.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 3.0M records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In May 2023, centerpointenergy.com experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 3.0M records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as full name, phone number, physical address:home.
Approximately 3.0M records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A public-facing individual
- A high-profile executive
- A customer of centerpointenergy.com
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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