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Nearly 100,000 Alabama Power accounts affected by Southern Company data breach
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Key Points:
- Southern Company, parent of Alabama Power, reported a data breach affecting approximately 400,000 utility customers, including 100,000 Alabama Power accounts.
- Hackers accessed personal information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers, but no financial or driver’s license details were compromised.
- The company responded promptly by addressing the breach and notifying law enforcement authorities.
- Southern Company is providing one year of free credit monitoring through Equifax to all affected customers.
