Honda Halts Production At Japan Car Plant — The Reason Is Shocking

Japanese automaker Honda has stated that it had halted the production at its domestic plant due to Ransomware virus.

By Sukesh

Japanese car maker, Honda Motor Co has stated that it has halted production at its domestic vehicle plant for a day. The reason behind the shutdown is WannaCry ransomware, a computer virus.

Honda had shut down the production on June 19, 2017, at its Sayama plant in Tokyo. Honda found that the virus had affected the network across Japan, North America, Europe, China and other regions.

Honda Halts Production At Japan Car Plant

A spokeswoman from Honda said that, despite the efforts to secure the systems, the virus had spread at plants, hospitals and shops worldwide. The production at other plants was uninterrupted.

Honda’s rival automakers such as Renault and Nissan were also affected by the Ransomware virus last month. They had stopped production at plants in Japan, Britain, France, Romania and India.

Honda Halts Production At Japan Car Plant

DriveSpark Thinks!

The Ransomware virus affected more than 2,00,000 computers around the globe in more than 150 countries. But the security experts state that the new version of the virus might strike again.

Article Published On: Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 13:11 [IST]
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