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Georgia Power and Alabama Power Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
Original: Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
Southern Company utilities Georgia Power and Alabama Power have disclosed a data breach affecting roughly 400,000 customer accounts. Details on what data was exposed and how the intrusion occurred remain limited, but the incident adds to a string of cyberattacks on US utilities and energy sector firms, raising concerns about the security of critical infrastructure and customer information.
Why now: The large scale of the breach at major utilities is raising fresh concerns about cybersecurity in the energy sector.
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