One of the world's largest steelmakers, Hagen Hohenlimburg, has been the victim of a "massive cyber attack", according to a company statement. It said the hackers, who were based in south-east Asia were "organized and highly professional". Although the attack took place in February, it was only discovered by Hagen Hohenlimburg's internal security team in April, with the news announced after new safeguards had been put in place. Hagen Hohenlimburg is the latest in a series of European firms to be targeted, including ThyssenKrupp specialty steel mill and Airbus parent EADS.
One of the world's largest steelmakers, ThyssenKrupp, has been the victim of a "massive cyber attack", according to a company statement. It said the hackers, who were based in south-east Asia were "organized and highly professional". Although the attack took place in February, it was only discovered by ThyssenKrupp's internal security team in April, with the news announced after new safeguards had been put in place. ThyssenKrupp is the latest in a series of European firms to be targeted, including Hagen Hohenlimburg specialty steel mill and Airbus parent EADS.