Toyota says it is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan because of a “system malfunction” that a domestic supplier suspects is a cyberattack.
is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan starting Tuesday, because of a "system malfunction" that a domestic supplier suspects is a cyberattack.
Kojima Industries Corp., based in Toyota city in central Japan, said Monday the problem could be a cyberattack as an error was detected in its computer server system.or monitor production, although there was nothing physically wrong with the production equipment. Kojima spokesman Tomohiro Takayama said the company was investigating and working to fix the problem."This has never happened before," Takayama said. "We are not sure yet if it is a cyberattack, but we suspect it might be one."with many parts including air-conditioning, steering wheel components and other parts for vehicles' interiors and exteriors.
Toyota and other automakers already are grappling with shortages of computer chips and other parts due to disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic.
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