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Origin Energy data breach may affect 900,000 customers

From ABC Australia · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Origin Energy is investigating a data security breach that may have accessed information of approximately 900,000 customers.
  • The company initially dismissed a potential threat in early July but acted immediately upon receiving new information on July 22.
  • Origin is notifying customers as a precaution while it continues its review of the incident.

Australian energy provider Origin Energy is assessing a significant data security breach that could have exposed the information of up to 900,000 customers. The company confirmed it is investigating the incident after initially reviewing a potential threat in early July. At that time, the threat was not deemed credible. However, new information emerged on July 22, prompting Origin to act immediately. "We worked to confirm its credibility and potential impact; however, based on the information available, it was not assessed to be credible," Origin stated regarding the initial assessment. The company has since begun notifying its customers as a precautionary measure while it completes the initial phase of its review. Origin CEO Frank Calabria stated, "We have now completed the initial phase of our review into Origin's customer data security incident."

We have now completed the initial phase of our review into Origin's customer data security incident.

— Frank CalabriaOrigin CEO Frank Calabria's statement on the completion of the initial review phase.
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