Toyota Shuts Down Japanese Factories, Possible Cyber Attack

Toyota Shuts Down Japanese Factories, Possible Cyber Attack

Japanese automaker Toyota will shut down production at its 14 Japanese plants on Tuesday due to a “system failure” at a local supplier. It may be a cyber attack.

 

A Toyota spokesperson did not confirm that it was a cyberattack because it was with a supplier. Toyota will not disclose the name of that supplier.

According to the Japanese news site Nikkei, major supplier Kojima Industries, which makes plastic parts, was hit by a cyber attack.

Toyota will look on Tuesday whether production can resume on Wednesday. The day without production will mean that about 13,000 cars will not be made.

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