INCIDENT: EVRAZ Infection Affects Steel Production Plants Across Canada and the US

A cyberattack late Wednesday night has shut down Evraz North America's information technology systems across the United States and Canada, a company spokesperson confirmed on Thursday. The company also confirmed that temporary layoff notices have been issued as a result. "At this point, there has been no indication of any breach of confidential or personal customer or employee information," said Patrick Waldron, spokesperson for the company. Waldron said there is currently no timeline for resolution of the situation but it has affected internal infrastructure such as the company's email system.

Incident Date

March 5, 2020

Location

Canada
United States

Estimated Cost

No cost values disclosed.

Victims

Type of Malware:

Threat Source:

No threat source identified

References:

  • Steel miner and manufacturer EVRAZ hit by a Ransomware Attack

Industries:

Metals & Mining

Impacts

IT

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