Security News > 2020 > December > Ethical power supplier People's Energy hacked, 250,000 customers' personal info accessed

Renewable electricity and gas supplier People's Energy has told its 250,000-plus customers that a "Gap" in the security of its IT system was exploited by digital burglars.

The British company's co-founders Karin Sode and David Pike wrote to customers on Thursday morning to confirm that "Yesterday People's Energy was affected by a cyber security data breach."

"No financial information, bank account details, or People's Energy online account passwords have been compromised for any domestic customers. However, some personal detailed were accessed," the email, mirrored on its website, stated.

Founded in August 2017, People's Energy buys wholesale leccy from renewable sources, and biomethane from food and farm waste, that it then resells onto consumers.

People's Energy is registered as a Community Interest Company and vowed to return 75 per cent of its profits to customers, which it also refers to as members.

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