2026 Georgia Power — utility portal breach; 400K customers (GA, AL, MS) exposed
Data compromised
Customer names, service addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, last four digits of Social Security numbers
Technical writeup
Unauthorized access to online customer portal spanning Georgia Power, Alabama Power, and Mississippi Power. Portal serves billing, payments, and outage reporting. Portal taken offline during investigation. Enhanced security controls being implemented before restoration.
Root cause
Unauthorized access to online customer portal; specific method undisclosed; portal taken offline for investigation.