Toyota to restart Japan production after cyberattack on supplier triggers 1-day halt
Source: Reuters
TOKYO, March 1 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will restart domestic production from Wednesday after a cyberattack on a supplier ground the automaking giant's factories to a one-day halt, sparking concerns about vulnerability in Japan's Inc's supply chain.
No information was available about who was behind the attack, nor the motive. It came just after Japan joined Western allies in clamping down on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, although it was unclear whether the attack was related.
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Toyota's production lines will be switched back on at its 14 factories across the country on Wednesday, it said in a statement. Tuesday's suspension hit output of around 13,000 vehicles.
Kojima Industries Corp, which provides plastic parts and electronic components to the automaker, said it had discovered an error at one of its file servers on Saturday night. After rebooting the server, it confirmed it had been infected with a virus, and found a threatening message, it said in a separate statement.
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