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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Jul 28, 8:19 AM
Origin Energy knew database was hacked weeks before telling customers
Origin Energy knew for about three weeks its database had been hacked before it alerted customers.
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Origin Energy knew database was hacked weeks before telling customers
Guardian Australia reaches for "admits" where The Sydney Morning Herald stays flat.
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As of July 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Origin Energy knew for about three weeks its database had been hacked before it alerted customers.
The headline split The left frames it as "About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned we...". The center frames it as "Origin Energy knew database was hacked weeks before telling customers".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
64/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-leftOrigin Energy knew database was hacked weeks before telling customers
The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report
CenterOrigin Energy knew database was hacked weeks before telling customers
The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report
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The Age (Australia)News report · Jul 28, 8:19 AM
Origin Energy knew database was hacked weeks before telling customers
Origin Energy knew for about three weeks its database had been hacked before it alerted customers.
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Guardian AustraliaNews report · Jul 28, 5:41 AM
About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told
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Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk Origin Energy has admitted it was warned of the hack that acc...
Details64/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
64/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Jul 28, 5:41 AM: Guardian Australia joined the source map.
Jul 28, 8:19 AM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.
Jul 28, 8:19 AM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 64/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.