Southern Company Discloses Data Breach Affecting 400,000 Customer Accounts at Georgia Power and Alabama Power
Southern Company, a major energy provider based in Atlanta, has announced a data breach impacting approximately 400,000 customer accounts. The breach primarily affected customers of its subsidiaries, with about 300,000 accounts belonging to Georgia Power and roughly 100,000 to Alabama Power. While Mississippi Power was also mentioned in the disclosure, the number of affected customers for that subsidiary has not been released. The compromised data includes names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, the last four digits of Social Security numbers, and other basic account details. Southern Company has confirmed that sensitive financial information such as bank account numbers, payment card numbers, and driver's license numbers were not accessed. Upon detecting the unauthorized activity through its online customer portal, the company stated it took immediate steps to halt the intrusion and engaged law enforcement. The exact date of the incident and the method used by attackers to gain access ha...
