Evolution Mining, a leading gold miner in Australia, has confirmed that it faced a cyber attack last week.
The gold miner said that the security breach had been contained. It did not provide further details.
Evolution Mining has reported the matter to the Australian Cyber Security Centre. The cyber security incident is not expected to have any material impact on operations.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre told Reuters that Evolution had not provided them with much information on the incident.
Cyber crime reports in Australia rose by nearly a quarter in the year to June 2023, with the average cost to victims up 14 percent, the Australian Cyber Security Centre said in a report last November. It noted that a new defence agreement with the U.S. and Britain also made Australia a bigger target.
Leading companies such as Optus, Australia’s second-largest mobile operator, retail giant Woolworths, health insurer Medibank and British oil and gas firm Shell’s Australian unit also faced cyber security issues.
