Australia's Origin Energy probes potential unauthorised data access


The Origin Energy logo is displayed at their headquarters in Sydney, Australia, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

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)

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