Mississippi Public Service Commissioners Alert Customers to Utility Data Breach and Reminds Mississippians to Take Steps to Help Protect Personal Information - Mississippi Monitor

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Mississippi Public Service Commissioners Alert Customers to Utility Data Breach and Reminds Mississippians to Take Steps to Help Protect Personal Information - Mississippi Monitor

The Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) shares reports that Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association was targeted by a ransomware group last summer, resulting in a breach of approximately 20,000 customer records. “The PSC takes the security and privacy of customer information seriously and encourages all affected customers to take necessary steps and precautions to help protect their information,” stated the Commissioners. To minimize pot…