The world’s largest automaker Toyota suspends production in one third of its factories due to a cyber attack. According to the information shared by Reuters and the company’s statement, the attack was not made directly on Toyota, but on the automotive components manufacturer Kojima Industries, which is its supplier.
It was stated that Kojima’s order systems started to have problems as of Saturday due to the cyber attack, and they decided to temporarily shut down the computer network to prevent it from getting bigger.
Toyota suspends production at its plants in Japan
Therefore, Toyota had to suspend production at its plants in Japan as of March 1, while it is not known how long the problem will continue. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also touched upon this issue at the press conference on Ukraine and said that the government was aware of the closure of Toyota factories and that the source of the problem was being investigated.
Last year, after the first wave of the coronavirus epidemic passed and demand for cars increased, Toyota announced that it plans to produce 9.3 million vehicles worldwide by the end of its fiscal year, March 31. explained. However, the emergence of the chip crisis and the re-emergence of the epidemic with various variations caused the company to reduce this target to nine million for the first time and to eight and a half million in February.
Even before the problems at Kojima Industries, Toyota had scheduled temporary shutdowns for March at several factories in Japan due to parts shortages.
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