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Mining's Digital Shift Expands Cyber Risk Beyond IT

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2 September 2026

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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Cyberattacks on global mining and metals tripled between 2023 and 2024, exposing operational systems to high risks beyond traditional IT breaches, with significant financial and human safety impacts. Supply chain and third-party vulnerabilities further heighten exposure, making cybersecurity a critical operational resilience issue amid increasing digital transformation and regulation.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Industrial.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Mining founders need to treat cybersecurity like a production line risk, not just an IT issue, and urgently cut dependencies on single ERP suppliers to avoid value chain paralysis.

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