Toyota to suspend output in Japan after supplier hit by cyberattack

An assembly line at Toyota's Motomachi plant. The automaker operates 28 assembly lines at 14 plants in Japan. (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.)

By:

Reuters

February 28, 2022 11:05 AM

TOKYO -- Toyota said it will suspend all domestic factory operations on Tuesday losing around 13,000 cars after one a company supplying plastic parts and electronic component was hit by a suspected cyberattack.

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