Nucor Corporation Hit by Disruptions Following Cyber Attack

Furthermore, the company is in the process of gradually restarting operations at various affected locations.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Following a cybersecurity incident on its systems, Nucor Corporation, a major U.S. steel maker, was compelled to put containment measures in place and take some elements of its networks down. As a result, the business had to temporarily halt manufacturing at a number of locations. The reported cyberattack's entire impact has not yet been made public.

The business recently discovered a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized third party access to specific IT systems it uses, as stated in the 8-K filing it filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As soon as the attack was discovered, the business acted quickly to contain and address the situation. According to the statement, these consist of a number of containment, cleanup, and recovery actions.

Law enforcement officials were informed of the event. The organization is currently working with top external cybersecurity specialists to conduct an aggressive investigation into the event. Additionally, the business is in the process of progressively resuming operations at the different impacted locations.

Whether the issue involved encryption or data theft is still unknown. As of right now, no ransomware organizations have claimed responsibility for the company's attack. Consequently, there is no unambiguous evidence regarding the offenders.

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