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US car manufacturer GM disclosed that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack last month that exposed some customers’ information and allowed hackers to redeem rewards points for gift cards. General Motors operates an online platform to help Read More …
Modern “smart” farm machinery is vulnerable to malicious hackers, leaving global supply chains exposed to risk, experts are warning. It is feared hackers could exploit flaws in agricultural hardware used to plant and harvest crops. Agricultural manufacturing giant John Deere Read More …
Denso has confirmed a cyberattack impacting the firm’s German operations. The company is a global supplier of automotive components, including those developed for autonomous vehicle features, connectivity, and mobility services. Denso says that its technologies are used in “almost all Read More …
A cyberattack on Bridgestone Americas, one of the largest manufacturers of tires in the world, has been claimed by the LockBit ransomware gang. The threat actor announced that they will leak all data stolen from the company and launched a Read More …
According to a report published by IBM on security threats in Latin America, companies from the manufacturing sector are feeling the greatest impact of attacks orchestrated by ransomware gangs. Ransomware, corporate email compromise, and credential harvesting together brought bring sector Read More …
Toyota has shut down production at 14 of its plants in Japan after a supplier reported a cyberattack, according to a statement provided to Reuters and the Associated Press. Toyota did not respond to multiple requests for comment but said Read More …
Nvidia is probing what may be a ransomware infection that caused outages within its internal network. The malware is said to have taken hold in the past two days, knocking down email and developer systems. The GPU giant continues to Read More …
Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars has disclosed that unknown attackers have stolen research and development information after hacking some of its servers. “Volvo Cars has become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party,” Read More …
Yanluowang, the ransomware recently discovered by Symantec, a division of Broadcom Software, is now being used by a threat actor that has been mounting targeted attacks against U.S. corporations since at least August 2021. The attacker uses a number of Read More …
Japanese industrial giant Panasonic has admitted it’s been popped, and badly. A November 26 statement [PDF] from the company admits that its network “was illegally accessed by a third party on November 11, 2021”. That date has since been revised Read More …
