Origin Energy confirms customer data breach after earlier 'potential' warning
Australian energy company Origin Energy confirmed Wednesday that unauthorized parties accessed and disclosed some customer data, a day after it first announced it was investigating a 'potential' breach. The company said it is working to determine the scope of the incident and notify affected customers. Origin has not yet said how many customers were impacted.
Origin Energy confirmed Wednesday that unauthorized parties had accessed and disclosed some customer data, a day after the Australian energy company first said it was investigating a 'potential' breach of its systems.
The company said it is still working to determine the full scope of the incident, including which categories of customer information were affected and how many accounts were involved. Origin said it has notified relevant regulators and is cooperating with an ongoing investigation into the breach.
The confirmation adds Origin to a growing list of Australian companies that have disclosed data breaches in recent years, following major incidents at telecommunications and health insurance firms that prompted tighter data-protection rules. Origin said affected customers would be contacted directly as more details become available.
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