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The Golden Mountains are under threat.
Canada's largest gold mining company Barrick Gold Corp. became a victim of a large-scale data theft organized by the shadowy cybercrime group Clop. The incident affected hundreds of corporations and nearly 20 million people worldwide.
As it became known, Barrick Gold Corp. It is one of at least 376 organizations reported by Clop. Victims include financial institutions, medical organizations, U.S. government agencies, and Canadian municipalities.
Operating since at least 2020, the Clop group has traditionally used software to encrypt files of a company or individual, after which it demanded a ransom for decrypting information. However, the latest incident, which occurred at the end of May, is related to the massive theft of data from the MOVEit file sharing system owned by Progress Software Corp. from Massachusetts. The problem was a "zero-day" vulnerability in the software, for which no fix existed at the time.
Clop publishes the names of companies affected by its actions in the dark corners of the Internet. The group's method of operation is to demand redemption in exchange for non-disclosure of data or to sell it to a third party. The group is also known for its chutzpah, denouncing victim companies for weak protection systems against cyber attacks.
Barrick did not disclose information about the consequences of the attack, without specifying what data was stolen or even confirming the fact of the attack itself. "Unfortunately, we do not comment on cybersecurity - related issues," Barrick spokeswoman Kathy du Plessis wrote in an email.
Canada's largest gold mining company Barrick Gold Corp. became a victim of a large-scale data theft organized by the shadowy cybercrime group Clop. The incident affected hundreds of corporations and nearly 20 million people worldwide.
As it became known, Barrick Gold Corp. It is one of at least 376 organizations reported by Clop. Victims include financial institutions, medical organizations, U.S. government agencies, and Canadian municipalities.
Operating since at least 2020, the Clop group has traditionally used software to encrypt files of a company or individual, after which it demanded a ransom for decrypting information. However, the latest incident, which occurred at the end of May, is related to the massive theft of data from the MOVEit file sharing system owned by Progress Software Corp. from Massachusetts. The problem was a "zero-day" vulnerability in the software, for which no fix existed at the time.
Clop publishes the names of companies affected by its actions in the dark corners of the Internet. The group's method of operation is to demand redemption in exchange for non-disclosure of data or to sell it to a third party. The group is also known for its chutzpah, denouncing victim companies for weak protection systems against cyber attacks.
Barrick did not disclose information about the consequences of the attack, without specifying what data was stolen or even confirming the fact of the attack itself. "Unfortunately, we do not comment on cybersecurity - related issues," Barrick spokeswoman Kathy du Plessis wrote in an email.