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Origin Energy has confirmed the sharpest details yet on last month’s data breach — and for a small group of customers, the damage goes well beyond names and addresses. In this episode, we break down the update straight from Origin’s CEO: what was actually taken, who’s in the worst-affected group, and why the company is still holding back key details while police investigate.
We walk through the numbers that matter — the 900,000 customers broadly affected, the 60 whose full bank account numbers were exposed, and the 15,000 caught up through government concession data. We also look at what Origin is offering by way of support and why the company keeps warning customers about scammers using the breach as cover.
This one sits inside a bigger pattern. Qantas, Optus, Medibank — Australian companies keep getting hit, and customers keep being told to watch their inboxes. We close out with what to actually do if you’re an Origin customer wondering whether you’re one of the 60, 100, or 15,000.
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