TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese automotive hose maker Nichirin Co. on Wednesday stated {that a} U.S. subsidiary had been hit by a ransomware assault forcing it shut down its computerised manufacturing controls.
The U.S. unit, which provides hoses to Japanese carmakers, has switched to handbook manufacturing and delivery so as to maintain components flowing to clients, it stated in a media launch.
“We’re investigating what affect this will likely have on our clients, and we are going to promptly disclose any vital data,” the corporate stated.
Nichirin additionally posted a warning on its web site about potential spoof emails that gave the impression to be from the corporate and requested recipients to not open any connected recordsdata.
(Reporting by Tim Kelly; enhancing by Jason Neely)
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