🚨 Georgia Power Parent Company Sued Over Data Breach Affecting 400,000 Accounts

#wqeb973newz |ATLANTA,GA-🚨 GEORGIA POWER PARENT COMPANY SUED OVER DATA BREACH EXPOSING 400,000 ACCOUNTS

A Georgia resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against Southern Company, the parent company of Georgia Power, following a cyberattack that exposed information tied to approximately 400,000 customer accounts. ⚠️💻

According to WSB-TV, about 300,000 of the affected accounts belonged to Georgia Power customers. The lawsuit alleges that Southern Company failed to adequately protect customers’ private information and calls for financial damages, legal fees and a jury trial.

Southern Company declined to comment on the pending litigation. The allegations in the lawsuit have not been established as facts by a court.

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