Sibanye-Stillwater Mining Company Confirms Data Breach Exposing Information of 7,258 Employees

Sibanye-Stillwater confirmed a June/July 2024 cyberattack and data breach impacting 7,258 employees, with RansomHouse claiming responsibility and alleging exfiltration of 1.2 TB of sensitive PII (names, contact details, SSNs, passport numbers, bank and medical information). The firm engaged external cybersecurity experts, notified affected employees (offering 24 months of Experian IdentityWorks), experienced IT disruptions while core mining operations largely continued, and is working with law enforcement to investigate and strengthen defenses.