Aug 21, 2026 – 2.25pmOrigin Energy has moved to reduce the risk of future data breaches by limiting access to internal customer files, saying it has completed a review into the nature of the theft of data for about 900,000 customers.On Tuesday, The Australian Financial Review reported that a former Accenture employee, who was working on its Origin account in Manila, was the focus of a police investigation into the incident. Origin has declined to confirm the report.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Origin restricts staff access after data breach as it finalises review
The gas and electricity supplier moved to beef up security by limiting access to internal customer files after an ex-Accenture employee was suspected of stealing customer data.
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