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Georgia Power hack impacts 300K customers

Headline from WJBF Augusta

GEORGIA (WJBF) - A cyberattack exposed some customer's personal information according to a Georgia Power spokesperson. The company said an unauthorized 3rd party accessed its online customer portal recently, impacting about 300,000 Georgia Power customers.

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  1. WSAV-TV

    Georgia Power customer portal hacked, company says (opens WSAV-TV)

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    WSAV-TV's feed description

    SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Limited information about the accounts of around 300,000 Georgia Power customers was accessed after a cyberattack on Monday afternoon. Georgia Power said they detected suspicious activity involving their online customer portal after an unauthorized third party had accessed cer…

  2. Fox5 Atlanta

    Georgia Power notifies 300K customers about suspicious online activity (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Georgia Power is notifying roughly 300,000 customers after an unauthorized third party accessed limited account information through its online portal. Georgia Power data breach Georgia Power detected suspicious activity on its online customer portal and immediately took steps to stop the unauthorize…

  3. Quartz

    Georgia Power says hackers accessed 400,000 customer accounts (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Hackers broke into the utility's online customer portal, exposing names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, and partial Social Security numbers

  4. WJBF Augusta

    Georgia Power hack impacts 300K customers (opens WJBF Augusta)

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    WJBF Augusta's feed description

    GEORGIA (WJBF) - A cyberattack exposed some customer's personal information according to a Georgia Power spokesperson. The company said an unauthorized 3rd party accessed its online customer portal recently, impacting about 300,000 Georgia Power customers.

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