Honda appears to be the victim of a ransomware attack

[Populuxe]

Per Jalopnik, virtually all Honda computer networks worldwide are down due to a ransomware attack. Both business and manufacturing are affected.

"Some sources are reporting that it is the Ekans malware. Ekans (it seems it’s just ‘snake’ spelled backwards, and a noted Pokémon) is designed to target industrial control systems, of which Honda, of course, has many.

Unlike previous industrial control system attacks that were largely state-sponsored, this seems to be from private criminals, with extorting money as the motive.

Honda is, of course, losing money every moment the attack keeps them shut down, and it’s not clear yet how the situation will be resolved."

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Oh my. Hard to believe they were able to gain such wide control.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

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