Car tire giant Bridgestone confirms it is investigating a cyberattack that impacts the operation of some manufacturing facilities in North America.

The company believes that its rapid response contained the attack at its early stages, preventing customer data theft or deep network infiltration.

Bridgestone Americas (BSA) is the North American arm of Bridgestone, a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer, the largest in the world by production volume.

BSA operates 50 production facilities and employs 55,000 people, representing roughly 43% of Bridgestone Corporation's total size. In 2024, BSA alone delivered $12 billion in sales and $1.2 billion in operating profit.

On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, reports surfaced about a cybersecurity incident impacting two of BSA's production facilities in Aiken County, South Carolina.

The next day, Canadian media outlets reported similar disruptions at BSA's manufacturing facility in Joliette, Quebec.

Responding to our press request about the situation at its North American facilities, Bridgestone confirmed that they are investigating a cyber incident.

"Bridgestone Americas continues to investigate a limited cyber incident impacting some of our manufacturing facilities," reads Bridgestone's statement sent to BleepingComputer.

"Our team responded quickly to contain the issue in keeping with our established protocols."

"While our forensic analysis is ongoing, we remain confident that we were able to contain this limited cyber incident early. We do not believe any customer data or interfaces were compromised."

Meanwhile, the company stated that its staff is working around the clock to mitigate the impact and minimize the fallout in the supply chain, which could lead to product shortages in the market.

"Maintaining business continuity and protecting data and interfaces has been, and continues to be, our top priority," stated Bridgestone's spokesperson.

"We continue to work diligently to meet our customer obligations and to address any potential further impacts associated with this cyber incident."

BleepingComputer asked Bridgestone if the attack was ransomware, but we have not received a clarification yet.

As of the time of writing, no ransomware groups have assumed responsibility for the attack at Bridgestone Americas.

In 2022, the company was hit by a LockBit ransomware attack that leaked sensitive data it had stolen during the breach.