Japanese lens maker Hoya halts production after cyberattack (updated)

Hoya

04/04/2024 08:12

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    By Kantaro  Komiya
       TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japanese lens maker Hoya Corp
 7741.T  on Thursday said the production of several of its
products have stopped after a system failure, which was "most
likely caused by unauthorised access" to its servers. 
    Hoya said the company discovered a system discrepancy in one
of its overseas offices on Saturday and confirmed the disruption
despite its efforts to isolate affected servers. 
    The company is investigating whether any of its confidential
or personal data had been compromised and is cooperating with
authorities to resume production as soon as possible, it said in
a statement.
    Hoya's consumer eyeglass lens unit, Hoya Vision Care Co, on
Tuesday apologised on its website that it had stopped taking
orders for lenses due to a group-wide system failure.
    Hoya is the world's second-largest eyeglass lens maker, with
about 90% of its eyewear lens sales earned from outside of
Japan, according to its latest annual report. 
    A Hoya spokesperson declined to say whether any of the
company's other optical products, including components for
chipmaking equipment and hard disc drives, have been affected by
the disruption.

 (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and
Tom Hogue)
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