Breaking: Origin Energy believes 900,000 customers' data accessed in breach

Origin Energy believes the information of approximately 900,000 current and former customers was accessed during a recent data security breach."We have now completed the initial phase of our review into Origin's customer data security incident," Origin CEO Frank Calabria said in a statement.Origin said it had been reviewing a "potential security threat" since early July."We worked to confirm its credibility and potential impact; however, based on the information available, it was not assessed to be credible," the statement said."On 22 July, new information emerged that indicated a potential security incident may have occurred."We acted immediately, providing updates to the market and notifying our customers as a precaution."