Des Moines Bridgestone plant cancels shifts amid cyberattack

[SharonClark]

Managers at the Bridgestone-Firestone tire factory on Northwest Second Avenue just north of Des Moines sent workers home Sunday after learning that hackers may have compromised the international corporation's data systems.

Emily Weaver, director of communications for Bridgestone Americas, said in a statement Monday morning that company officials are investigating the "information security incident." She said Bridgestone managers disconnected computers at many Latin American and North American factories, though she did not say which locations the company thinks were hacked.

"Until we learn more from this investigation, we cannot determine with certainty the scope or nature of any potential incident, but we will continue to work diligently to address any potential issues that may affect our operations, our data, our teammates, and our customers," Weaver said in a statement.

With about 1,300 workers in Des Moines, Bridgestone Corp. is one of the largest manufacturing employers in the metro. Workers at the factory produce almost all of the company's agricultural tires for U.S. and Canadian customers, as well as construction, forestry and off-road tires.

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[link:https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2022/02/28/bridgestone-tire-factory-des-moines-cancels-shifts-amid-cyberattack/6972256001/|

[suegeo]

1. They're coming after the food

Agriculture. Wheat and soy beans to China.

Ukraine's farmers won't be able to produce much because of that madman in Russia. Is it mostly wheat in Ukraine?

So US farmers will step it up, unless they don't have tires for their tractors.