Bajaj Auto hit by ransomware, CERT-In informed after system breach

New Delhi: Bajaj Auto has reported a ransomware attack that hit its systems on June 23, placing one of India’s biggest two-wheeler and three-wheeler makers in the middle of a growing cyber threat facing manufacturers.

The Pune-based company said in a regulatory filing that the incident took place around 8 am IST and affected Bajaj Auto and its wholly-owned arm, Bajaj Auto Technology Ltd. The company’s disclosure said response steps had “so far been successful.”

Bajaj Auto said its technical teams, senior management and external cyber security experts moved quickly after the ransomware attack came to light. The company said it started precautionary steps and response protocols to contain the issue.

The company has reported the matter to CERT-In, India’s national cyber response agency, as per regulatory norms.

That is the official part. The missing part is bigger. Bajaj Auto has not said if any data was stolen, if production was hit, or if dealer, supply chain or customer-facing systems faced trouble. No ransomware group has claimed the attack at the time of writing.

For now, Bajaj Auto says its containment steps are working. The questions are simple: was data copied, were backups clean, did any production line slow down, and has the attacker been removed fully?

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