About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told
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Origin Energy, Australia's largest energy retailer, experienced a hack that exposed personal data of about 900,000 current and former customers. The company admitted it was warned about the breach three weeks before informing the public. CEO Frank Calabria apologized and urged customers to watch for suspicious activity. The delayed disclosure has raised concerns about transparency.
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900,000 current and former customers' personal data compromised.
Origin Energy CEO Frank Calabria apologised and advised customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk.
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Origin Energy CEO Frank Calabria apologised and advised customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk.
The Guardian- 900,000 current and former customers' personal data compromised.
- Origin Energy warned three weeks prior but delayed public disclosure.
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Loaded language removed<p>Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk </p><p>Origin Energy has admitted it was warned of the hack that accessed 900,000 current and former customers’ personal data three weeks before it first made the data breach public.</p><p>Australia’s largest energy retailer said a “significant” proportion of the…
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Origin Energy CEO Frank Calabria apologised and advised customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk.
The GuardianOrigin Energy admitted it was warned of the hack that accessed 900,000 current and former customers' personal data three weeks before first making the data breach public.
The GuardianA 'significant' proportion of the 900,000 affected customers were former customers, and they will be notified in the coming days.
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