Earlier this month, tire manufacturer Continental revealed that it was the target of a cyber attack in August. German Company also announced that they are investigating a data breach. However, Continental declined to comment on reports that data is being sold online after refusing to pay a ransom. The current, The US government is help in look for answers.
Reuters reported that America FBIEN currently participating in the investigation. The Federal law enforcement agencies have been investigated by German security services. Status report that Hackers have placed online stolen data, mainly include budget, investment and strategic plans from Continental, along with some client information. Data is supposed to be valuable worth $50 million. continent is currently the third largest tire manufacturer in the world, after Michelin and Bridgestone.
Cyberattacks like this has been a regular occurrence in the automotive industry. In February, a cyber attack forced Toyota arrive temporarily Turn off all of it Production facility in Japan. Coincidence or not?The Toyota attack occurred shortly after the Japanese government aligned itself with Ukraine following the Russian invasion of that country. And In October, seven gigabytes Internal documents stolen from Ferrari has been published online under the name super Italiancar manufacturer struggle to define How did the cyber attack take place?
