What have we learnt from Origin Energy's data breach?
Steadysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, in 2 reports over 2 days - no second voice in this corpus.
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- ABC News (Australia)seen 21 Aug, 05:04headline rewritten
Origin Energy confirms some customers' bank account details accessed in hackDozens of Origin customers' full bank accounts, ID numbers accessed in breach
Mon, 10 August 2026Fri, 21 August 2026
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Who published it, and when
original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
ABC News (Australia)
10 Aug, 06:55over 11 days21 Aug, 01:06
How it spread - 2 original reports
Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)06:55first to report
Three weeks ago, Origin Energy announced that 900,000 current and former customers had their personal data accessed. What have we learnt about our data safety online since?
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)01:06edited after publishing
previously
Origin Energy confirms some customers' bank account details accessed in hackOrigin Energy says as many as 60 customers had their full bank account numbers accessed by a hacker in July, but customer data has not been leaked or disclosed publicly.