Tag: earth mining

Hackers strike mining company Freeport, leading to limited impact on production

Hackers strike mining company Freeport, leading to limited impact on production

American mining company Freeport-McMoRan announced Friday it is investigating a cybersecurity incident affecting its information systems. The company said that it is assessing the impact and proactive measures are being taken to address the situation, while it is ‘working closely…

Chinese hackers use Dragonbridge campaign to target rare earth mining companies

Chinese hackers use Dragonbridge campaign to target rare earth mining companies

Threat intelligence firm Mandiant has identified and investigated a subset of information operations activity that it attributes to the Dragonbridge campaign across social media that targeted the Australian rare earth mining company, Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. The content criticizes its…