Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) recently released a statement confirming it was the victim of a cyber attack. The attack caused significant service disruptions as the cybercriminals threatened to release stolen data.
KME confirmed, “At the start of September, Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) was the subject of a cyberattack which, although not successful, resulted in the company’s servers being temporarily isolated until a strategic recovery plan was initiated later on the same day.”
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Source: MSN News
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