Origin Energy investigating 'potential' customer data breach
Australian energy provider Origin Energy is investigating a potential data breach that may have exposed customer information. The company has notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Federal Police while working to verify the legitimacy of the claims.
Why it matters
Data security incidents at major utility providers pose significant risks to consumer privacy and national infrastructure security.
Origin Energy says it has also had notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and Australian Federal Police about the breach. ( ABC News: Matt Roberts )
Origin Energy says it is investigating a security breach that "may have" affected customer data.
The company says it has notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and Australian Federal Police.
The ABC has spoken to someone claiming to be behind the hack, with the alleged hacker providing a sample of data.
Link copied Share Share article One of Australia's largest energy companies, Origin Energy, says it is investigating a security breach that "may have" affected customer data.
"Origin Energy Limited (Origin) is currently investigating a potential security incident which may involve unauthorised access to some customers' data," it said in a statement.
"We do not believe the impacted data includes customer credit card or bank details.
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