Matthew M. Kim

Policy

The only count of Southern Company's breach is its own: about 400,000 accounts, no date, no cause

Southern says an intruder reached about 400,000 customer accounts through its online portal and will not say when or how; with no regulator count, the first test of whether the breach reaches the financials comes with third-quarter results on November 5.

October 14, 2026 · 3 min read