Kawasaki Motors Europe Details

Kawasaki Motors Europe

Hoofdorp • 125 employees • Transportation

Netherlands

Industry

Transportation

Security Incidents

Kawasaki Motors Europe N.V. (KME) is the European head office of Kawasaki Motors Ltd, which is part of the larger industrial conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The primary function of KME is to oversee the distribution, marketing, sales, training, and warranty support for Kawasaki’s range of products within Europe. These products include motorcycles, Jet Ski personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and utility vehicles (MULE).

KME is rooted in the extensive history of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which traces its origins to 1878 when Shozo Kawasaki founded a shipyard in Tokyo. Ov...
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Security Incidents

Kawasaki Motors Europe Breach of Sep 2024

Severity Score

Significant

Type

Ransomware Attack

Summary

In early September 2024, Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) experienced a ransomware attack attributed to the RansomHub ransomware gang. The attack involved the exfiltration of 487 GB of data from KME's networks. As a precaution, KME temporarily isolated its servers and initiated a strategic recovery plan that included a thorough cleansing process to check and eliminate any suspicious materials.

KME collaborated with external cybersecurity experts to analyze and clean the affected systems, ultimately restoring over 90% of server functionality. Business operations related to dealerships, third-party...
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Severity

The early September 2024 ransomware attack on Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) by the RansomHub ransomware gang resulted in the exfiltration of 487 GB of data. KME's proactive measures, including temporary server isolation and collaboration with external cybersecurity experts, facilitated the restoration of over 90% of server functionality without interrupting critical business operations. However, RansomHub ultimately released the stolen data after ransom demands were not met, raising concerns about potential customer data exposure given the significant volume of exfiltrated information.

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Impact

The early September 2024 ransomware attack on Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) by the RansomHub ransomware gang led to the exfiltration of 487 GB of data. KME's proactive measures, including the temporary isolation of servers and collaboration with external cybersecurity experts, helped to restore over 90% of server functionality without interrupting critical business operations related to dealerships, third-party suppliers, and logistics.

Following the attack, RansomHub added KME to its extortion portal and ultimately released the stolen data after their ransom demands were not met. Although KME...
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