GoKawiilAustralian energy provider Origin Energy has confirmed a data breach by an unknown threat actor that exposed customers' personally identifiable information (PII).
The company has 4.8 million customers and is currently investigating how many of them have been impacted to inform them of the risk via individual notifications.
Origin Energy is Australia’s largest energy retailer, providing electricity, natural gas, and broadband internet services to millions of clients across the country.
The company is listed on the ASX, has annual revenue of $8.5 billion, and holds a 20% ownership stake in the UK’s renewable energy retailer Octopus.
Yesterday, Origin announced that it had launched an investigation into “a potential security incident that may involve unauthorized access to some customers’ data.”
An update published today confirms a data breach, listing the following data types as potentially exposed:
Full name
Physical address
Date of birth
Phone number
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