Zotob, PnP Worms Hit 13 Automotive Manufacturing Plants

Event Year: 2005 Reliability: Confirmed
Country: United States
Industry Type: Automotive
Description:

Internet worm infections caused 13 DaimlerChrysler plants to go offline for up to 50 minutes stopping the assembly lines.

Impact:

Assembly lines at 13 plants stopped until the systems were patched.  More than 50,000 assembly line workers were sent home.  Vehicle production was stopped for up to 50 minutes.