Ransomware attack stalls operations of big mining company

guest · Dec 30, 2022

By Octavio Mares - December 30, 2022

The CMMC is owned by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. It generates an average of 100 million pounds of copper per year and has an anticipated mineral reserve capacity for another 32 years. The Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC), which is located in British Columbia, recently made an announcement stating that it was the subject of a ransomware attack, which caused disruptions to its operations.
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Late in the day on December 27, 2022, a malicious cyberattack was launched against the corporation. In a prompt manner, the company’s information technology staff reacted by putting in place the planned risk management systems and processes.

CMMC made measures to control the situation by isolating the affected systems and shutting down other components so that they could be properly examined and the effect of the ransomware attack determined.
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CMMC: Copper Mountain Mining Subject to Ransomware Attack and Implements Risk Management Systems and Protocols

VANCOUVER, BC , Dec. 29, 2022 /CNW/ - Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (TSX: CMMC) (ASX: C6C) (the “Company” or “Copper Mountain”) reports that the Company’s IT systems at its Copper Mountain Mine and corporate office were subject to a ransomware attack late on December 27, 2022 . The Company quickly implemented its risk management systems and protocols in response to the attack. The Company has isolated operations, switched to manual processes, where possible, and the mill has been preventatively shutdown to determine the effect on its control system.
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Rasheed187 · Dec 31, 2022

Too bad, I had hoped this was a bitcoin mining company, then it wouldn't have mattered to me.

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