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Bridgestone factories shutting down around the United States due to cybersecurity incident

https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/bridgestone-americas-disconnects-manufacturing-facilities-following-security-incident

Exploit: Hacking
Bridgestone Americas: Tire Manufacturer 

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Risk to Business: 1.414 = Extreme

Bridgestone is shutting down production at its factories around the US as the company deals with an unspecified cybersecurity incident. The company released a statement saying that it was immediately disconnecting and pausing production at factories in the US and Latin America, with no projected timeline for reopening provided to employees.

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Individual Impact:

No information about consumer/employee PII, PHI or financial data exposure was available at press time.

Customers Impacted: Unknown
Supply chain disruption has been the name of the game for cybercriminals and tires are an important part of most supply chains.

Risk Levels:
1 – 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 – 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 – 3 = Moderate Risk
*The risk score is calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.