Toronto Hydro’s E-Billing System Hacked
Posted July 29, 2009 12:00 pm.
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Police are investigating after a hacker broke into the accounts of as many as 179,000 Toronto Hydro customers.
The company noticed unusual activity in its e-billing system last week and found someone had accessed files containing customers’ names, addresses and account numbers.
The fear now is that the offender may contact those customers in an attempt to obtain further personal or credit card information.
Toronto Hydro stresses it would never contact customers by phone of door-to-door to confirm the accuracy of information.
If customers receive a suspicious phone call or letter, they should contact the company at 416-542-8000 or contactus@torontohydro.com.
