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[Resolved][Severity: Major][Ransomware]

TMW: a die maker supplying Toyota and others was hit by ransomware, and data appears to have been stolen

The die maker posted a notice of a "security incident" and confirmed that data had leaked. Press reports pointed to Maze, a targeted ransomware that threatens to publish data.

Disclosed

2020-07-15

Organizations involved

1

Leaked or at risk

Unknown

Downtime

Unknown

What happened

  1. The company posted on its website that a security incident had occurred. [1] [2]

  2. Press reports said the company had been hit by ransomware aimed at specific organizations and that data appeared to have been stolen. [1]

Impact

A company official told reporters it knew data had leaked in the cyberattack. Asked about reports of the Maze ransomware, which steals data and threatens to publish it, the official declined to comment while the investigation went on. What the data contained was not disclosed. [2]

The company said it was investigating the cause and the leaked data with the police and an outside security firm. [2]

Timeline

  1. Disclosed 2020-07-15
  2. 1 days

Attack or cause

Method
[Ransomware]
Impact
[Data leak][Extortion]
Entry point
Unknown

Data exposed or at risk

–

Organizations involved

Open in organization search

Sources

  1. [1][News]トヨタ取引先にサイバー攻撃、データ流出かNikkei · 2020-07-16 18:18
  2. [2][News]愛知の車部品企業で情報漏洩、標的型のランサムウエアに感染かNikkei xTECH · 2020-07-17