Jul 28, 2026 – 2.02pmOrigin Energy says the personal information of some 900,000 current and former customers was stolen in a hack this month, admitting it took almost three weeks to come clean about the enormous data breach.The electricity and gas giant said the hack had stolen names, addresses and phone numbers, along with incomplete bank and credit card numbers.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Origin Energy says 900,000 customers details leaked in data breach
The electricity and gas giant’s chief executive Frank Calabria said the company had first been notified of a potential security issue on July 2, but didn’t act.
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