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Significant foreign-owned energy business accused of putting customers’ sensitive information at danger

Significant foreign-owned energy business accused of putting customers’ sensitive information at danger

By Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett

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March 02, 2020 07: 22:51

Alinta Energy might be putting the individual info of its 1.1 million gas and electricity consumers at danger.

Bottom line:

  • The sale of Alinta Energy to Chinese company Chow Tai Fook was approved by then-treasurer Scott Morrison in 2017
  • An investigation has discovered Alinta Energy might not have correct systems in place to protect sensitive client information
  • Alinta Energy may have stopped working to secure clients’ Medicare and passport numbers, credit card details and, in some cases, health records

Leaked documents acquired by 7.30, The Age and The Sydney Early morning Herald expose the Chinese-owned energy giant does not appear to have proper systems in place to secure delicate consumer information.

Through its retail operations Alinta gathers names, addresses, birth dates, mobile numbers, Medicare and

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