Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., which shut down all domestic factories on the 1st due to a system failure of a parts manufacturer of a business partner, will be able to exchange data on parts orders with this manufacturer via a provisional network on the 2nd. , Resumes operation.
Toyota is affected by a system failure that occurred at its customer's parts maker "Kojima Press Industry" in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. The operation has stopped.
Of these, the factories of group companies in Gifu Prefecture were inspecting equipment.
In addition to these factories, parts manufacturers in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, took measures to stop the production line for Toyota and took urgent measures such as raising the level of antivirus software.
The system failure at Toyota's business partners was due to a cyber attack, and the manufacturer has revealed that virus infections and threatening messages have been confirmed on some servers, and is proceeding with recovery work.
Meanwhile, Toyota will be able to exchange parts ordering and delivery data with this manufacturer through a temporary network, and all plants will resume operations on the 2nd.
How to protect the entire supply chain involving many companies from cyber attacks is likely to be an issue in other industries as well.