Incident: Rare earths miner targeted in cyber attack prior to removal of Chinese investors | ABC News Australia
Australian Mining Data Breach, 4 June 2024
Rare earths miner Northern Minerals, targeted in cyberattack prior to removal of Chinese investors
BianLian boasts of having stolen operational, strategical, financial and personal employee data.
Company Statement: ASX Announcements – 4 June 2024, Cyber security breach
Source: Rare earths miner targeted in cyber attack prior to removal of Chinese investors | ABC News Australia
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An Australian company that runs a strategically crucial heavy rare earth project has been revealed to have been targeted in a suspected cyber attack as Treasurer Jim Chalmers orders Chinese investors to be removed.
Northern Minerals Limited confirmed it was made aware of the hack in late March this year.
“The exfiltrated data included corporate, operational and financial information and some details relating to current and former personnel and some shareholder information. The process of notifying relevant impacted individuals is underway and ongoing,” a statement from the company said.
“The breach has not had a material impact on the company’s operations or broader systems.”
In a message posted to a data leak site, the hacker identified as BianLian boasts of having stolen operational, strategical, financial and personal employee data from Northern Minerals Limited.
