Second Australian Rare Earths Producer Suffers Cyber Attack

Iluka Resources Ltd. has become the second Australian rare earths miner to suffer a cyber attack in recent months, although the hackers weren’t able to penetrate its cybersecurity protections.

The denial-of-service attack was intended to disrupt Iluka’s external website, according to a statement from the company. However, there was “no infiltration of our internal systems and hence no loss of data or privacy concerns,” the company said.