FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: CYBER ATTACK AGAINST JAPAN FORCES TOYOTA TO CLOSE PLANTS:

Russia Is Suspect In Cyberattack That Will Force Toyota To Shut Down Plants In Japan...At 7pm Japan time Monday, Toyota announced that it will shut down all of its plant operations on Tuesday in response to a suspected cyberattack that disrupted the manufacturer’s supply management system and its subsidiaries.

As of Monday night, no information was available regarding the origin of the possible attack or the motive. The attack comes just after Japan joined Western allies in imposing economic and financial sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine. The Japanese government had only just warned domestic corporations to be wary of potential cyberattacks after it imposed sanctions including freezing assets and restricting superconductor exports.

When the Russian ambassador to Japan Mikhail Yurlevich Galuzin was interviewed last week on Japanese television, he took an ominous tone by stating that, “Should Japan impose sanctions on Russia, there would be consequences.” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his government would investigate the incident and whether Russia was involved but comments like those made by the ambassador only help to make Russia look suspect.........