Origin Energy has confirmed the data of 900,000 current and former customers was stolen. Hacker says Origin made a dealA person claiming to be the Origin hacker reportedly said it had reached a deal with the energy retailer and would no longer sell or publish the data online. “We already settled everything with Origin energy privately and no data will be leaked,” they told The Australian. Despite the alleged hacker has promised not to leak the data, Arachchilage said affected Origin customers should still expect some “delayed risk”. “The core problem is that stolen data doesn't expire the way a cancelled credit card does,” he said.