Japan
JPN
Honda cyberattack halts production at multiple plants
On 09/06/2020, HONDA reported a cyberattack that disrupted internal networks and affected production at plants, including facilities in Ohio (USA) and Turkey, with reports of broader impacts in the UK, Italy, and Japan. Email and internal systems were impacted, and Honda Customer Service and Financial Services were temporarily unavailable. Security researchers widely suspected EKANS/Snake ransomware, though Honda did not confirm the malware.
75
Estimated severity
75 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
09/06/2020
Targeted Company
HONDA
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
United States
USA
Turkey
TUR
United Kingdom
GBR
Italy
ITA
Target country
Japan
Affected countries
United StatesTurkeyUnited KingdomItalyJapan
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Production interruptionFacility shutdownShipping disruptionOperational disruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
ManufacturingTransportation
Affected departments
Production & ManufacturingInformation TechnologyCustomer Service
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
bbc.comhttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52982427techcrunch.comhttps://techcrunch.com/2020/06/09/honda-ransomware-snakeassemblymag.comhttps://www.assemblymag.com/articles/95733-honda-halts-output-at-some-plants-after-cyber-attackciodive.comhttps://www.ciodive.com/news/Honda-cyberattack-manufacturing/579473cnet.comhttps://www.cnet.com/roadshow/car-industry/honda-production-plants-cyber-attacksilicon.co.ukhttps://www.silicon.co.uk/security/cyberwar/production-honda-halt-cyber-attack-345648