Macsteel Service Centres SA (Pty) Ltd

Macsteel Service Centres SA (Pty) Ltd

The IT system of steel supplier Macsteel was targeted in a cyberattack in July 2021.

No personal information was compromised in the attack and the systems were restored within two working days.

Source: https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/sa-steel-supplier-hit-by-cyberattack-around-the-same-time-as-transnet-20210804

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/macsteel-service-centres-sa-pty-ltd

"id": "mac215716322",
"linkid": "macsteel-service-centres-sa-pty-ltd",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "07/2021",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Steel Supply',
                        'name': 'Macsteel',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'date_detected': 'July 2021',
 'date_resolved': 'July 2021',
 'description': 'The IT system of steel supplier Macsteel was targeted in a '
                'cyberattack in July 2021. No personal information was '
                'compromised in the attack and the systems were restored '
                'within two working days.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'Two working days', 'systems_affected': 'IT System'},
 'response': {'recovery_measures': 'Systems were restored'},
 'title': 'Cyberattack on Macsteel IT System',
 'type': 'Cyberattack'}
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