United States
USA
Cyberattack interrupts Bridgestone Americas manufacturing across multiple facilities
Bridgestone Americas confirmed a cyber incident that interrupted production at several manufacturing and retreading facilities in North America and Latin America. Reporting documented halted operations at the Joliette, Quebec plant from 31 August and work disruption at South Carolina plants; by 17 September the company had reconnected affected facilities and was ramping production toward pre-incident levels. Bridgestone did not disclose the attack mechanism.
78
Estimated severity
78 / 100
89
Source reliability
89 / 100
Approximate Date
2025-08-31
Targeted Company
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS
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
Canada
CAN
Target country
United States
Affected countries
CanadaUnited States
Impacted regions
Quebec · CanadaSouth Carolina · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Capacity reductionProduction interruption
Affected sectors
Manufacturing
Affected departments
Information TechnologyProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
cybersecuritydive.comhttps://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/bridgestone-americas-restores-facilities-network-connections-following-cyb/760381/infosecurity-magazine.comhttps://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bridgestone-confirms-limited-cyber/plantservices.comhttps://www.plantservices.com/industry-news/news/55317076/bridgestone-north-america-hit-by-limited-cyberattackbleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tire-giant-bridgestone-confirms-cyberattack-impacts-manufacturing/