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Origin Energy – A 3:40am Email, an Extortionist Called "John Doe", and Millions of Customers in Limbo
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Australia's largest energy retailer confirmed unauthorised access to customer data after an extortionist calling themselves "John Doe" took the story to journalists first. We walk through the timeline — the 3:40am customer emails, the ASX statements of 22–23 July, CEO Frank Calabria's apology — and what was taken: names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, account information and partial card/bank digits. The attacker's claim of two million affected customers remains unverified. We…
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