Breaking: Origin Energy believes 900,000 customers' data accessed in breach
Origin Energy disclosed that data belonging to about 900,000 current and former customers may have been accessed in an unauthorized breach. The company completed an initial review and initially judged the threat not credible, but new information on 22 July indicated a possible incident. Origin has informed regulators and notified affected customers as a precaution.
- ▪Approximately 900,000 current and former customers' data was reported to have been accessed in a breach.
- ▪Origin Energy completed an initial review and initially assessed the threat as not credible.
- ▪New information on 22 July suggested a potential security incident, prompting notifications to the market and customers.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Origin Energy says 900,000 customers had their data hacked — The Sydney Morning Herald
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:49:10 +0000 |
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Origin Energy believes 900,000 customers' data accessed in breachTopic:Cyber SecurityPosted Tue 28 Jul 2026 at 10:49amTue 28 Jul 2026 at 10:49amTue 28 Jul 2026 at 10:49amOrigin Energy confirmed there had been unauthorised access of customers' data last week. (ABC News: Darryl Torpy)abc.net.au/news/origin-energy-data-breach-900k-customers-impacted/106961804Link copiedShareShare articleOrigin Energy believes the information of approximately 900,000 current and former customers was accessed during a recent data security breach."We have now completed the initial phase of our review into Origin's customer data security incident," Origin CEO Frank Calabria said in a statement.Origin said it had been reviewing a "potential security threat" since early July."We worked to confirm its credibility…
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