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Australia’s Origin Energy probes potential unauthorised data access

By Thomson Reuters Jul 21, 2026 | 10:24 PM

July 22 (Reuters) – Australian power producer Origin Energy said on Wednesday it ​was investigating a ‌potential security incident that may involve unauthorised access to some customers’ data.

Here are some ‌details:

• ​The country’s ⁠top electricity and ⁠gas retailer said it does not expect the impacted data to include ​customer credit card or bank details.

• It ⁠did not provide ⁠more details on ​the nature of the impacted ​data.

• “Our investigations into this incident ‌are occurring as a matter of urgency,” said Origin.

• The company ⁠said it has notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and ⁠the ‌Australian Federal Police of ⁠the potential incident ​and ‌is also engaging ​with the ⁠Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala and ​Rashmi Aich)