Security News > 2022 > June > Automotive hose manufacturer hit by ransomware, shuts down production control system

A US subsidiary of Nichirin Co., a Japan-based company manufacturing and selling automotive hoses and hose parts, has been hit with ransomware, which resulted in the shut down of the subsidiary's network and production control system.

To prevent the threat spreading to the networks of the parent company and those of other Nichirin subsidiaries around the world, the affected network was shut down and apparently the action was quick enough for the ransomware to be contained.

Nichirin's website is also currently sporting a prominent alert about a temporary "Malfunction" of their website on June 17, which made it inacessible for several hours, and about suspicious emails spoofing the company.

The company also says that the malicious emails impersonating the company have been sent to targets outside the company, and is warning recipients not to reply to them, access URLs or open attachments included in them.

"If you reply to these emails, there are risks of fraud, virus infection, or leakage and misuse of your personal information," the company says.

"Experiencing more ransomware attacks than any other industry, attackers wagered on the ripple effect that disruption on manufacturing organizations would cause their downstream supply chains to pressure them into paying the ransom," the company noted.

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