Australia's Origin Energy confirms customer data breach

July 23 : Australian power producer Origin Energy said on Thursday that a security incident had resulted in the unauthorised access and disclosure of some customer data. Here are some details: • The confirmation comes a day after the country's top electricity and gas retailer said it was investigating a potential security incident.• The data includes personal information such as names, addresses, contact numbers and account information, as well as affected customers' financial information including the last few digits of a credit card or a bank account, Origin said on Thursday. • Origin had earlier said it did not expect the affected data to include credit card or bank details.• "One of our key priorities is taking action to secure our systems and ensure no further unauthorised access," Or