HOYA Corporation Hit by Cyberattack

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.

Estimated Cost

Partial shutdown of factory lines for three days

Threat Source

Impacts

OT IT