South Africa
ZAF
Cyberattack on Sibanye-Stillwater disrupts processing at Columbus metallurgical complex
Sibanye-Stillwater experienced a cyberattack targeting its global ICT infrastructure on 8 July 2024. The company said mining and extraction continued with minimal disruption, but IT outages caused short-term operational delays at the Columbus metallurgical complex in Montana, affecting smelting of underground concentrate and recycling of spent autocatalysts. Manual backup processes were introduced and stockpiles accumulated while systems were restored.
74
Estimated severity
74 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
08/07/2024
Targeted Company
SIBANYE-STILLWATER
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
United States
USA
Target country
South Africa
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
Montana · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Production slowdownOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Mining & Raw Materials
Affected departments
Information TechnologyProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
www9.sharenet.co.zahttps://www9.sharenet.co.za/v3/sens_display.php?scode=SSW&seq=54&tdate=20240725155500sec.govhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786909/000178690924000033/form6-kq3.htmreports.sibanyestillwater.comhttps://reports.sibanyestillwater.com/2024/download/SSW-CIR24.pdfreuters.comhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/sibanye-stillwater-delays-releasing-results-after-cyberattack-2024-07-25/sec.govhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786909/000178690924000025/sibanye-stillwaterictsyste.htm