About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told
Summary
Origin Energy, a large Australian energy company, revealed that hackers accessed the personal data of about 900,000 current and former customers. The company was warned about the hack three weeks before telling the public and is notifying those affected while investigating the incident.Key Facts
- Around 900,000 personal customer records were accessed in a data breach at Origin Energy.
- The data may include names, addresses, birth dates, phone numbers, account details, and partial credit or bank card numbers.
- A large number of affected customers were former users of Origin Energy services.
- Origin Energy has 4.8 million customer accounts across electricity, gas, LPG, and internet services.
- The company first received an unverified warning email on July 2 but confirmed a data breach on July 22.
- Origin says the stolen data has not appeared on the dark web, a place where stolen data is often sold.
- Origin’s CEO said the matter is under criminal investigation and declined to answer some detailed questions.
- Reports that Origin struck a deal with hackers to stop data leaks have been denied by the company.
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