Talen Energy Hit in Cyberattack
INCIDENT
Houston, Texas-based Talen Energy Corporation suffered a cyberattack in January and is now informing victims their personally identifiable information ended up stolen in the hack.
“On January 27, 2026, we experienced a cybersecurity incident,” the company said in a notice to victims of the attack. “Upon discovering unauthorized activity on certain of our systems, we initiated an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts.”
As a result of the investigation, the company determined an unauthorized actor obtained a copy of certain files containing people’s personal information.
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No Malware identified
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No threat source identified
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