Origin Energy Data Breach Affects 900,000 Customers
Origin Energy has announced that approximately 900,000 of its customers have been affected by a data breach, with the company admitting it was warned weeks before the public disclosure. The energy provider has apologized for the incident.
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Origin Says About 900,000 Customers’ Data Accessed in Breach
About 900,000 current and former Origin Energy Ltd. customers had their data accessed in a security breach, the latest in a string of cyberattacks on major Australian companies and essential-service providers.
By Keira Wright
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Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk Origin Energy has admitted it was warned of the hack that accessed 900,000 current and former customers’ personal data three weeks before it first made the data breach public. Australia’s largest energy retailer said a “significant” proportion of the 900,000 had been former customers, with those affected to be notified in the coming days. Continue reading...
By Luca Ittimani
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The company has also said it was aware of a potential threat since early July.
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