Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-04-06 00:00:00
Affected organization: Hoya Corporation
Affected country: Japan
Industry: Manufacturing
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Japanese eyeglass lens maker Hoya Corp. reports it was hit by a cyberattack at its key production base in Thailand in late February. Attackers started to mine cryptocurrency and led to a partial shutdown of its factory lines for three days.