Copper Firm Aurubis Says Metals Sector Hit By Cyberattack (1)

Aurubis AG, Europe’s biggest copper producer, was hit by a cyberattack overnight that it said appeared to be part of a wider attack on the metals and mining industry.

The company has shut down numerous systems and had to disconnect from the internet as a preventative measure, it said in a statement on Friday afternoon, after disclosing initial details of the attack earlier in the day. Production “could largely be maintained” and it’s working with investigating authorities, it said on Friday.

“This was apparently part of a larger attack on the metals and mining industry,” Aurubis said, without giving ...