Key suppliers to Toyota Motor Corp. are still not free of cyberattacks that have plagued some of the auto giant’s parts manufacturers in recent months.
TB Kawashima Co., a subsidiary of Toyota Boshoku Corp. that makes fabric for seat coverings, reported that its sales company in Thailand had been hit.
While the cyberattack had no effect on plant operations, the company said it was possible that information on employees and business clients was stolen.
LockBit, an international crime group known for orchestrating ransomware threats, posted a message June 18 taking credit for the attack.
An employee at the Thai sales company came across an apparent ransom demand on the company’s computer, which was subsequently shut off from the main network. The matter was reported to Thai police.
In a similar incident, Kyoho Machine Works Ltd., another…
