Europe’s Biggest Copper Producer Hit by Cyber-Attack

Phil Muncaster reports:

The world’s second largest copper producer has been hit by a cyber-attack which forced IT systems offline.

Hamburg-headquartered Aurubis revealed in a brief statement that the attack struck on Friday evening.

“This was apparently part of a larger attack on the metals and mining industry,” it said. “As a result, numerous systems at Aurubis sites had to be shut down and disconnected from the internet as a preventive measure.”