Honda's global operations hit by cyber-attack

RM Motorsports · 10th June 2020, 12:05

Honda has said it is dealing with a cyber-attack that is impacting its operations around the world.

Honda plants in Turkey, Brazil and India have halted operations as the Japanese carmaker battles to recover from a cyber-attack that affected several factories worldwide.

Some cyber-security experts have said it looks like a ransomware attack, which means that hackers might have encrypted data or locked Honda out of some of its IT systems.

'It looks like a case of Ekans ransomware being used,' said Morgan Wright, chief security advisor at security firm Sentinel One. 'Ekans, or Snake ransomware, is designed to attack industrial control systems networks. The fact that Honda has put production on hold and sent factory workers home points to disruption of their manufacturing systems.'

The company has insisted no data has been breached and added that "at this point, we see minimal business impact".

It is not known how the criminals infiltrated Honda's computer system but research suggests that ransomware attacks are on the rise with hackers using Covid-19 related lures to trick victims into downloading booby-trapped documents and files.

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RYP · 11th June 2020, 11:43

I work for one of the top R&D suppliers for Honda JP. Our on-site Engineers were instructed not to log-in to their machines and even some were getting the ransomware screen the moment they opened. Size and scope seems huge & everything is put on hold and no info is solid or clear. Honda is one of the last standing strongholds for IT outsourcing during this COVID times as many other OEM's have stopped outsourcing completely or mostly. This ransomware attack couldn't have come in a more difficult time.

TheVegabond · 11th June 2020, 23:55

Ransomware seem to be the only thing matching covid-19 in the infection level. In the work from home era people are forced to login to their office networks outside the security infrastructure put in place in office premises. This has opened up gaps for hackers to exploit. There have been 4 ransomware attacks on our organisation in last 3 months.

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RM Motorsports Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,368 Thanked: 5,665 Times	Honda's global operations hit by cyber-attack Honda has said it is dealing with a cyber-attack that is impacting its operations around the world. Honda plants in Turkey, Brazil and India have halted operations as the Japanese carmaker battles to recover from a cyber-attack that affected several factories worldwide. Some cyber-security experts have said it looks like a ransomware attack, which means that hackers might have encrypted data or locked Honda out of some of its IT systems. 'It looks like a case of Ekans ransomware being used,' said Morgan Wright, chief security advisor at security firm Sentinel One. 'Ekans, or Snake ransomware, is designed to attack industrial control systems networks. The fact that Honda has put production on hold and sent factory workers home points to disruption of their manufacturing systems.' The company has insisted no data has been breached and added that "at this point, we see minimal business impact". It is not known how the criminals infiltrated Honda's computer system but research suggests that ransomware attacks are on the rise with hackers using Covid-19 related lures to trick victims into downloading booby-trapped documents and files. https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/ne...home-topscroll
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RYP BHPian Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bangalore Posts: 109 Thanked: 507 Times	Re: Honda's global operations hit by cyber-attack I work for one of the top R&D suppliers for Honda JP. Our on-site Engineers were instructed not to log-in to their machines and even some were getting the ransomware screen the moment they opened. Size and scope seems huge & everything is put on hold and no info is solid or clear. Honda is one of the last standing strongholds for IT outsourcing during this COVID times as many other OEM's have stopped outsourcing completely or mostly. This ransomware attack couldn't have come in a more difficult time.
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TheVegabond BHPian Join Date: May 2020 Location: New Delhi Posts: 164 Thanked: 477 Times	Re: Honda's global operations hit by cyber-attack Ransomware seem to be the only thing matching covid-19 in the infection level. In the work from home era people are forced to login to their office networks outside the security infrastructure put in place in office premises. This has opened up gaps for hackers to exploit. There have been 4 ransomware attacks on our organisation in last 3 months.
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