

Honda has experienced a cyberattack that has affected production operations at some U.S. The organization said that some machines in Ohio, Italy, and Turkey were still offline, but that it had restarted production in most plants. While cybersecurity specialists think a ransomware cyberattack is most likely to blame, it is not clear if the assault was aimed at information technology systems or industrial control systems themselves. The company also declared no data has been breached though, just held for ransom.
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The Japanese car giant stated that there is also an impact on production systems outside Japan, declaring further that “work is being undertaken to minimize the impact and to restore full functionality of production, sales and development activities.” Some reports state that the Honda ransomware cyberattack was first discovered in the late hours of Sunday, June 7, 2021.Īccording to the company, the attack has affected its ability to access computer servers, use email, and otherwise utilize internal systems. A Closer Look at the Honda Ransomware Attack

Also, Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001. The organization is the world’s largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda Automobile Customer Service June 8, 2020 We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Honda Motor Company, Ltd, the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, confirmed in a tweet that it had experienced a cyberattack that compromised several of its facilities leading to some of the company’s international operations to halt.Īt this time Honda Customer Service and Honda Financial Services are experiencing technical difficulties and are unavailable. Today we are going to take a closer look at the Honda ransomware attack. The list of high-profile ransomware cyberattacks gets longer and more alarming every day, affecting all kinds of organizations: gas pipelines, foodservice distributors, and nuclear weapons contractors. At least that is what recent studies show. Ransomware attacks are not about to be history anytime soon.
