Post #4515182 · Elektrine

2026-08-18 07:31 UTC

Origin Energy: “WE WERE HACKED, ALL YOUR PII IS FOR SALE ON THE OPEN MARKET!” Reality: They weren’t hacked. They just did the usual Australian corporate thing of assuming they could outsource capability AND responsibility, and didn’t adequately control risk, granting access to everyone’s PII to whatever random contractors Accenture spewed up. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/origin-energy-hack-traced-to-accenture-manila-office/107049188

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@NewtonMark@eigenmagic.net 2026-08-18 11:06

Origin CEO, July 23, before we knew the exfiltration was performed by someone acting under Origin’s authorization: "I'm sorry this has happened. Customers trust Origin with their information, and I apologise for the impact this may cause.” No, Frank. Customers don’t “trust Origin with their information.” They’re required to hand it over whether they trust you or not. Your responsibility is to be a competent custodian, and you’ve failed to meet even that very minimal bar. https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/origin-energy-investigating-reported-security-incident/news-story/a56f465b425a5c1d4381f0d898f4926f (Nobody ever goes back and rereads what was said in the old articles after new things become known, do they?)

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