Origin Energy shares drop following potential data breach

• Origin Energy is investigating a potential security incident involving customer data.
• The company share price fell to $10.38 following the market update.
• Origin notified federal cyber authorities while confirming payment details remain unaffected.

Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) is investigating a potential security incident that may involve unauthorised access to customer data.

The announcement follows increased market focus on data privacy and cyber resilience across major Australian service providers.

The company stated that it does not believe the impacted data includes customer credit card or banking details.

Origin confirmed it notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and Australian Federal Police as a matter of urgency.

The business also engaged with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner regarding the potential customer data exposure.

Following the announcement, the Origin Energy share price was down at $10.38.

Origin previously generated $17.22 billion in full-year revenue while operating energy retail and generation assets across Australia.