Bridgestone Americas, Inc. suffered a data breach incident after it was targeted in a ransomware attack. The breach compromised certain individuals' names, Social Security numbers and bank account information. Bridgestone secured its servers upon discovery of the incident and began working with third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate the incident and sent out the breach notice to the impacted individuals.

Bridgestone Americas experienced a limited cyber incident that disrupted manufacturing operations at several North American facilities, including plants in Aiken County, South Carolina, and Joliette, Quebec. The attack targeted the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) network, halting production lines temporarily. Security teams detected unusual network traffic and unauthorized access attempts at ~2:00 AM local time, prompting immediate isolation of affected VLANs, activation of the Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC), and verification of offline backups. While production was paused, employees were offered paid maintenance work or unpaid leave. The company confirmed no customer or employee data was compromised, and operations resumed swiftly. Investigations suggest potential ties to LockBit ransomware tactics (similar to a 2022 attack on Bridgestone). The incident highlighted gaps in patch management and zero-day exploit risks, though existing defenses (MFA, network segmentation, EDR) aided rapid containment. A full forensic review is underway to assess residual effects and strengthen future resilience.

Bridgestone tire factories across North America and Latin America were targeted in a cyberattack recently. The company had to shut down its production units for a few days until it recovers its systems from the attack.

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Bridgestone Americas, Inc. on August 29, 2022. The breach, which occurred between February 9, 2022, and February 27, 2022, was classified as a cyberattack - ransomware and affected 1,066 individuals, exposing their names and full dates of birth.