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Evolution Mining Data Breach Aug 2024
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Security Incident Summary
Severity Score
Moderate
Organization
Threat Actor
Actor Type
Organized Crime
Type of Breach
Ransomware Attack
Data Breach & Investigation
Official Report
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What happened to Evolution Mining on Aug 08, 2024?
On August 8, Evolution Mining Limited, an Australian mining company, experienced a ransomware attack that affected its IT systems. The company discovered the incident and announced it on August 12. In response, Evolution Mining promptly engaged external cyber forensic experts to investigate and contain the attack, eventually expressing confidence that the incident was under control.The company emphasized its commitment to safeguarding data integrity and ensuring the health, safety, and privacy of individuals. Despite the attack, Evolution Mining assured stakeholders that it anticipated no ma...
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How severe was the incident for Evolution Mining?
Evolution Mining Limited, an Australian gold mining company, experienced a ransomware attack that targeted its IT systems on August 8. The incident did not significantly disrupt operational continuity, and the company's swift actions, including the engagement of external cyber forensic experts, ensured that the threat was contained swiftly.There was no indication of customer data exposure, stole...
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What was the impact of the Evolution Mining incident of Aug 08, 2024?
Evolution Mining Limited, an Australian gold mining company, experienced a ransomware attack on August 8. The attack targeted its IT systems but did not appear to disrupt operational continuity significantly. The company acted quickly, engaging external cyber forensic experts to investigate and manage the situation, and expressed confidence that the incident was contained.While Evolution Mining ...
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Who is responsible for the Evolution Mining breach of Aug 08, 2024?
BianLian is a ransomware developer, deployer, and data extortion cybercriminal group that has targeted organizations in multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors since June 2022. They have also targeted Australian critical infrastructure sectors in addition to professional services and property development. The group gains access to victim systems through valid Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) cr...Show more
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Aug 13, 2024
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Organization Details
Organization Size
1439
HQ Location
Sydney
Industry
Chemicals and Materials
Security Stack used by Evolution Mining at time of breach (best approximation) Why?
Network Security
VPN/SASE
IDS/IPS
Endpoint Security
EDR
MDM
Identity Management
SSO / MFA
IGA
Application Security
WAF
SCA
Cloud Security
CASB
CWPP
SIEM / Threat Intel
SIEM
TIP
What is Evolution Mining?
Evolution Mining Ltd is an Australian gold mining company focused on the exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It was founded in 2011 through a merger of Catalpa Resources Ltd and Conquest Mining, along with the concurrent purchase of Newcrest Mining's interests in certain min...Show more
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