"Bridgestone Hit as Ransomware Torches Toyota Supply Chain"

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), a global leader in tires and sustainable mobility solutions, has admitted that a subsidiary had fallen victim to a ransomware attack in February. The attack forced Bridgestone to shut down the computer network and production at its factories in North and Middle America for nearly a week. According to a statement released by the company, the security incident was detected on February 27. In response, many of Bridgestone's manufacturing and retreading facilities in Latin America and North America were disconnected from the impacted network. The impact of the attack was far-reaching and lasted for days. Bridgestone said the perpetrator behind the attack followed a pattern of behavior typical to attacks of this type as they removed information from a limited number of Bridgestone systems and threatened to make it publicly available. The Lockbit ransomware group claimed to have been behind the attack. Multiple sources said the group gave the company a certain amount of time to pay the demanded ransom before they would release the data and displayed a countdown timer to increase pressure. This article continues to discuss the impact of the ransomware attack against Bridgestone Americas and the increased targeting of major suppliers and companies like Bridgestone in such attacks. 

Threatpost reports "Bridgestone Hit as Ransomware Torches Toyota Supply Chain"