CenterPoint Energy acknowledged that customers' personal details was exposed in a data breach. Class action suits have been filed after the breach. The company stated operations remain unaffected and that customers' personal information was obtained.

In a separate matter, the FBI told Springfield officials that a cyber attack on a school amounted to a data breach that may have exposed Social Security numbers. Student and staff data were compromised in the Springfield Public Schools incident, the FBI said. The FBI gave the warning to local authorities.