Security News > 2022 > March > LockBit ransomware gang claims attack on Bridgestone Americas
A cyberattack on Bridgestone Americas, one of the largest manufacturers of tires in the world, has been claimed by the LockBit ransomware gang.
No details about the incident emerged until today when the LockBit ransomware gang claimed the attack by adding Bridgestone Americas to the list of their victims.
LockBit is one of the most active ransomware gangs today, targeting large corporations, sometimes asking for ransoms of tens of millions of U.S. dollars, as was the case with Accenture.
In a report last month, industrial cybersecurity company Dragos notes that LockBit was the most active ransomware actor targeting the industrial sector last year, with 103 attacks, followed by the Conti gang with 63.
The FBI in early February shared technical details and defense tips for LockBit ransomware attacks, noting that a bug in the malware allows showing a hidden debug window to view in real-time the state of data destruction.
BleepingComputer has reached out to Bridgestone Americas for a statement on the recent incident but did not hear back by publishing time.
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