Bridgestone Faces Major Data Security Breach Disrupting U.S. Operations

Bridgestone, a leading global car tire manufacturer, reported a major data security breach that significantly disrupted the daily operations of its American business division.

 

Bridgestone Americas (BSA) is the North American branch of Bridgestone, a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer recognised as the largest in the world by production volume. BSA oversees 50 manufacturing plants and employs around 55,000 individuals.

 

Multiple media outlets recently reported that Bridgestone Americas (BSA) experienced a major data security breach, which affected two of its production plants in Aiken County, South Carolina. The next day, Canadian news sources confirmed similar disruptions at BSA’s manufacturing site in Joliette, Quebec.

 

Acknowledging the reports of a cyber attack, in a statement shared with the BleepingComputer, a BSA spokesperson said that the company is investigating a cyber incident.

 

“Bridgestone Americas continues to investigate a limited cyber incident impacting some of our manufacturing facilities. Our team responded quickly to contain the issue in keeping with our established protocols.

 

“While our forensic analysis is ongoing, we remain confident that we were able to contain this limited cyber incident early. We do not believe any customer data or interfaces were compromised.

 

“Maintaining business continuity and protecting data and interfaces has been, and continues to be, our top priority. We continue to work diligently to meet our customer obligations and to address any potential further impacts associated with this cyber incident,” the spokesperson said.

 

At the time of publishing, no known hacker group claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on BSA. The tyre manufacturing giant also did not share details on the nature of the incident, who was behind the attack, how much data was compromised, or whether it has received a ransom demand.