Japanese car manufacturer Honda has suffered a suspected ransomware attack that temporarily disrupted its global operations, including factory operations, the company confirmed earlier this month. The incident, which was likely the result of the Snake ransomware, comes as the latest in a long line of similar attacks in recent months aimed at extorting cash from high-profile multinationals, and sheds light on the importance of network segmentation, according to experts.
News of the security incident first broke on June 8, when Honda announced in a Tweet that they were “experiencing technical difficulties and are unavailable”, adding that they were “working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible”. The auto giant later revealed to the BBC that the origin of the technical difficulties had indeed been a cyber attack, writing in a statement to the broadcaster that “Honda can confirm that a cyber-attack has taken place on the Honda network.”
Honda added that the attack had had an impact “on production systems outside of Japan,” stating further that “work is being undertaken to minimise the impact and to restore full functionality of production, sales and…
