About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told
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The Origin Energy data hack affected 900,000 former and current customers. Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPView image in fullscreenThe Origin Energy data hack affected 900,000 former and current customers. “We don’t take for granted the trust customers place in Origin and we’re here to support them.”Calabria warned customers to watch out for suspicious activity and a heightened risk of scams.He said Origin received emails from someone claiming to have accessed customer records on 2 July.
- ▪The Origin Energy data hack affected 900,000 former and current customers.
- ▪Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPView image in fullscreenThe Origin Energy data hack affected 900,000 former and current customers.
- ▪“We don’t take for granted the trust customers place in Origin and we’re here to support them.”Calabria warned customers to watch out for suspicious activity and a heightened risk of scams.He said Origin received emails from someone claimin
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- ▪ Origin Energy says 900,000 customers had their data hacked — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Breaking: Origin Energy believes 900,000 customers' data accessed in breach — ABC News (Australia)
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The Origin Energy data hack affected 900,000 former and current customers. Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPView image in fullscreenThe Origin Energy data hack affected 900,000 former and current customers. Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPAustralia newsAbout 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public toldChief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk Luca IttimaniTue 28 Jul 2026 01.41 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Jul 2026 01.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleOrigin 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…
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