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Breach Record

Southern Company

DISCLOSED 2026-10-06 · SUPPLY CHAIN · 400,000 RECORDS EXPOSED

Southern Company confirmed that an unauthorized third party gained access to certain information about utility accounts of 400,000 customers, including Alabama Power customers. The breach affected nearly 100,000 Alabama Power accounts. No details on how the breach occurred or what specific data was accessed were provided.

The record

What we know

Disclosed
2026-10-06
Attack vector
Supply Chain
Sector
Utilities
Country
USA
Records exposed
400,000
Data classes exposed
account information
Sources

Cited reporting

↗ www.wbrc.com
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