Duke Energy settles suit over data breach exposing thousands of customer accounts

Duke Energy settles suit over data breach exposing thousands of customer accounts

Duke Energy has settled a class-action lawsuit over a data breach last year which exposed personal information to cybercriminals, according to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for Western North Carolina. The May 2024 data breach impacted thousands of customers of the Charlotte-based company, The Charlotte Observer reported in January. The case, with Matthew Saunders of St. Petersburg, Florida, as lead plaintiff, was filed in Dece…