CenterPoint Energy Data Breach Lawsuit Investigation

Shamis & Gentile P.A., one of the nation's premier class action law firms specializing in data breach cases, is investigating the CenterPoint Energy data breach.

If you were affected by the data breach, your sensitive personally identifiable information may have been exposed, and you may be eligible for compensation.

About CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy is a Houston-based utility company that delivers electricity and natural gas to millions of customers across several states, including Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas.

CenterPoint Energy serves about seven million homes and businesses, focusing mainly on electric transmission and distribution, as well as natural gas services.

What Happened?

On Sept. 1, 2026, a threat actor using the alias “4d722e4d656f77” claimed to have breached CenterPoint Energy’s systems and posted about the incident on an open web forum. The actor alleged that they had leaked a database containing approximately 7.49 million raw records and 6.73 million filtered records related to CenterPoint Energy customers.

The compromised data reportedly includes a wide range of sensitive customer information such as names, phone numbers, service and billing addresses, account information, premise IDs, billing amounts, payment status, service details, autopay and paperless billing status and partial Social Security numbers.

The threat actor also provided sample data and claimed to have made the files available for download.

At this time, the information exposed has not been publicly confirmed by the company.

You May Be Entitled to Compensation

If your personal information was exposed in the CenterPoint Energy data breach, you may be eligible for compensation. Lawyers are investigating claims on behalf of affected customers and are prepared to help you understand your rights and pursue a legal claim.

To find out if you qualify and to take the next step in protecting your rights, complete the below form to join the lawsuit.

Source

• Dark web