Origin Energy investigating ‘potential’ customer data breach
- Origin Energy is investigating a potential data breach after suspicious activity was detected on its systems.
- The company says it is working to determine the scope of the incident, including whether customer information has been accessed or compromised.
- Cybersecurity experts and authorities are involved, with Origin advising customers to remain vigilant while investigations continue.
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. We understand an incident like this may raise concerns and acknowledge the impact of this uncertainty on Origin customers. Our investigations into this incident are occurring as a matter of urgency, and Origin will provide further updates as appropriate.”
The company said it had notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and Australian Federal Police.
The Australian news outlet reported a hacker had sent it a sample of 50 customer records containing names, addresses, emails, dates of birth, phone numbers and bill history.
It is understood that following this, Origin Energy alerted authorities to a potential security breach.
The ABC has spoken to someone claiming to be behind the hack. They provided what they claim is a sample of data taken from a bigger customer list and internal …
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