HOYA Corporation Hit by Cyberattack
INCIDENT
Japanese optical products manufacturer HOYA Corporation was hit by a cyber attack at the end of February which led to a partial shutdown of its production lines from Thailand for three days.
The company disclosed that around 100 computers were infected with a malware strain designed to steal user credentials from the machines it compromises and to drop a cryptocurrency miner during the infection process' second stage.
Incident Date
February 28, 2019
Estimated Cost
Partial shutdown of factory lines for three days