Toyota to shut all Japan plants March 1 as supplier hit by cyberattack

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will shut all of its plants in Japan Tuesday after one of its domestic suppliers suffered a computer system glitch caused by a cyberattack.Toyota said it will temporarily halt all 28 production lines at 14 factories due to the system failure at Kojima Industries Corp., impacting the output of about 13,000 units. The automaker said it is unsure whether it can resume operations on Wednesday.The disruption occurred after the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry warned companies in Japan last week to ramp up countermeasures against cyberattacks amid geopolit…READ FULL ARTICLE