Denso Corporation (Denso)

History

2022: Ransomware Virus Attack

In early March 2022, the manufacturer of auto parts Denso attacked a ransomware virus, as a result of which the company stole 1.4 TB of commercial information, including more than 157 thousand purchase orders, emails and sketches

According to Denso's official statement, the company discovered unauthorized access using the ransomware virus in a separate division of Denso Automotive Deutschland GmbH, which is responsible for marketing and development of products in Germany. Denso spokeswoman Izumi Saito emphasized that the company promptly responded. According to Saito, on March 14, 2022, the attack did not critically affect the activities of the group of companies.

Manufacturer of auto parts Denso attacked a ransomware virus. 1.4 TB of commercial data stolen from him

The hacker group Pandora, which allegedly gained access to Denso systems, threatened to disclose the supplier's trade secrets, including email, invoices and detail diagrams on its website, which is located in the darknet. This was reported by the Japanese cybersecurity firm Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, which is investigating Denso's hacking and is exploring ways to circumvent existing information protection.

Denso is the second largest automotive supplier in the world after Robert Bosch, according to the rating of the world's 100 largest spare parts manufacturers compiled by Automotive News for 2021. Although production at Denso Automotive Deutschland GmbH resumed a day later, this hacker attack was another blow for Toyota, trying to restore production lost in early March 2022 due to a lack of chips and failures, as well as a situation related to restriction due to coronavirus infection (COVID-19). This incident was already the second in 2022 cyber attack on a Toyota supplier, the first occurred in February at the Kojima Press Industry, then Toyota stopped all its plants in Japan for two weeks.^[1]

2020: Investing in Ridecell Fleet Management Platform Developer

In early December 2020, Ridecell announced the closure of the Series C investment round, following which the company attracted $45 million in investments. Among those who invested in the developer of the platform for managing transport parks, there is the Fort Ross Ventures fund, which invested $10 million. More details here.

2019: Investing in Uber unmanned vehicles

On April 19, 2019, Uber announced the attraction of $1 billion in investments for its division engaged in the development of technologies for unmanned vehicles. According to the results of the financial transaction, which was attended by Softbank technology holding, Toyota automaker and Denso automotive component manufacturer, Uber Advanced Technologies, was valued at $7.25 billion. More details here.