Origin Energy confirms data breach has exposed customer information
Origin Energy has confirmed a cybersecurity breach that exposed personal data of its customers, including names, addresses, and partial financial information. The company is currently investigating the scale of the incident and working with Australian authorities to support affected individuals.
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As Australia's largest energy provider, this breach highlights the ongoing vulnerability of critical infrastructure and personal data to large-scale cyberattacks.
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Share A A A Origin Energy, the largest Australian power and gas company, has confirmed that a hacker has gained unauthorised access to some customers’ private information, including names, addresses and partial credit card and bank account numbers.
The company said on Thursday it was working to determine how many customers had been affected by the cybersecurity breach, and was contacting customers individually once it was confirmed their information had been compromised.
Origin Energy is Australia’s largest power and gas supplier. Chris Hopkins “I’m sorry this has happened,” Origin Energy chief executive Frank Calabria said. “Customers trust Origin with their information, and I apologise for the impact this may cause.”
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