Major Australian gold producer confirms cyberattack
TL;DR
Regis Resources, a major Australian gold producer, confirmed a cyberattack after its subsidiary was listed on a ransomware group's leak site. The company is investigating the November 2025 incident, with few details disclosed by the threat actors.
Source: cyberdaily.au
Regis Resources, based in Western Australia, is one of the country’s largest, unhedged gold producers. Founded in 1986, the company began in the Duketon Greenstone Belt in the north-eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The company’s subsidiary, McPhillamys Gold, was listed on the dark web leak site of the Lynx ransomware group on Jan. 5, suggesting that the group was claiming a cyberattack. While the threat actor provided little to no details of the incident, it did list the names of key company executives and their positions. In response to Cyber Daily, Regis Resources confirmed that it was aware of an incident that occurred in Nov. 2025, adding that it was currently investigating the matter. Full Story