Security News > 2022 > June > Automotive fabric supplier TB Kawashima announces cyberattack
TB Kawashima, part of the Japanese automotive component manufacturer Toyota Boshoku of the Toyota Group of companies, announced that one of its subsidiaries has been hit by a cyberattack.
On Thursday, TB Kawashima announced that one of its subsidiaries, a Thai sales company, had been breached, prompting immediate action that consisted in turning off devices that the attacker accessed.
While there is no official information about the attack, the LockBit ransomware group claimed TB Kawashima was one of their recent victims on their data leak site.
While there is no official information about the attack, the LockBit ransomware group announced stated on June 17th that they had allegedly attacked TB Kawashima.
The company is one of the largest suppliers of automotive components.
According to a report from cybersecurity company Rapid7 based on data disclosures investigated between April 2020 and February 2022, companies in the automotive and transportation industry are among the top three targets for ransomware actors.