April 4, 2024 at 01:27PM
Hoya Corporation, a global optics manufacturer, faced a “system failure” leading to server downtime at various plants. With 37,000 employees across 160 sites and in over 30 countries, they prioritize system restoration. A third-party security breach is suspected, impacting production and order systems. Investigations continue to analyze the extent and address the incident.
From the meeting notes provided, the key takeaways are:
1. Hoya Corporation experienced a significant IT system incident, causing servers at production plants and business divisions to go offline due to a system failure.
2. The company has over 37,000 employees at 160 offices and subsidiaries in more than 30 countries, with a network of 43 laboratories worldwide.
3. Hoya promptly responded to the server failure by isolating affected servers and engaging outside forensic investigators, who determined that the incident was likely caused by a third party gaining unauthorized access to their servers.
4. As a result of the incident, some production plants and ordering systems for certain products were impacted.
5. Hoya is currently investigating whether the hackers accessed or extracted any confidential or personal information stored on the compromised systems, and the investigation is expected to take a considerable number of days.
6. The company’s priority is restoring the systems necessary for production and sales activities to resume the supply system of products to customers as soon as possible.
Additionally, it’s noted that the company previously experienced cyber attacks, including a 2019 malware attack in Thailand and an attack claimed by the Astro Team hacking group in 2021.