# Weekly Update 514: This Week in Data Breaches

DevFeed: [Weekly Update 514: This Week in Data Breaches](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/weekly-update-514-this-week-in-data-breaches-41982.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-514/>)

Author: Troy Hunt

Published: 2026-07-26T09:14:51Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Troy Hunt](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/troy-hunt.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [breach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/breach.md>), [data-breaches](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-breaches.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>), [weekly-update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly-update.md>)

## AI overview

This weekly update discusses the Origin Energy data breach, including conflicting statements about payment-card safety, the hacker's attempted report, and an agreement between the parties. It notes that data deletion cannot be guaranteed and that the data may still leak.

## Source excerpt

The Origin Energy breach down here in Aus is all over the news this week, and as with many breaches, it's multi-faceted. You've got them leading with "don't worry, your credit card is fine", the hacker leading with "they didn&