Toyota to lose 13,000 car output in factory suspension after suspected cyber attack

Toyota Motor Corp will suspend domestic factory operations Tuesday, losing around 13,000 cars of output after a suspected cyber attack hit a supplier of plastic parts and electronic components.

There was no information on who may have carried out the possible attack or why. The attack occurred just days after Japan joined Western nations in restricting Russia over its actions in Ukraine, although it was unknown whether the incident was connected.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed that Japan would look into the matter and whether Russia was involved.

Kishida said it is difficult to say whether this has anything to do with Russia before making thorough checks.

On Sunday, Kishida announced that Japan would join the US and other nations in restricting Russian financial institutions from using the SWIFT global payment system. He also stated that Japan would provide Ukraine with $100 million in emergency assistance.

It looks like the Kojima Industries Corp. was a victim of some sort of cyber assault, according to a representative at the vendor, Kojima Industries Corp.

A spokesperson from Toyota described it as a "supplier system failure."

The firm is unaware whether the halt at its 14 factories in Japan, which make up roughly a third of overall production, will last more than a day, according to a spokesperson.

Toyota's affiliates Hino Motors and Daihatsu will be affected by the closure.