London Hydro Discloses Data Breach Affecting Customer Information
Canadian electricity provider London Hydro announced a data breach that potentially impacted the personal and account information of its customers. The exposed data may include names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, account and billing numbers, service addresses, pricing plans, contract dates, and meter numbers. The utility became aware of suspicious activity on a customer account on June 18, 2026, and an investigation determined a system vulnerability was exploited. No financial or other sensitive information like dates of birth or government IDs were compromised.
Signal context
First seen: Jun 20, 2026
Last updated: Jun 25, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- London Hydro disclosed a data breach affecting customer personal and account information.
- Exposed data includes contact details and account information.
- No financial or highly sensitive personal information was compromised.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Finance and Insurance
Likely country: 🇨🇦 Canada
inferred from source domains
Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 19 signals in the same sector
- 93 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Canadian Electricity Provider London Hydro Discloses Data Breach - SecurityWeekhttps://www.securityweek.com/canadian-electricity-provider-london-hydro-discloses-data-breach/Public source from securityweek.com.
London Hydro data breach compromises customer information - CTV Newshttps://london.ctvnews.ca/london-hydro-data-breach-compromises-customer-information-1.6933000Public source from london.ctvnews.ca.
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