From bleepingcomputer.com
Northern Minerals issued an announcement earlier today warning that it suffered a cybersecurity breach resulting in some of its stolen data being published on the dark web.
Northern Minerals is an Australian company focused on the exploration and development of heavy rare earth elements (HRE), specifically dysprosium and terbium, used in electronics, batteries, and aircraft.
It is considered of critical strategic importance for the Australian government, as evidenced by a recent call to Chinese shareholders to offload their shares in the rare earth miner.
The firm is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the ticker ‘NTU,’ so it is legally obliged to disclose any data breach incidents promptly.