U.S. truck maker Navistar says aware of IT breach

[June 07, 2021]  (Reuters) -U.S. truck maker Navistar International Corp said on Monday it was aware that certain data had been extracted from its IT system.

Trucks are parked at a yard of the manufacturing plant of International brand commercial trucks, owned by Navistar, in Escobedo, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, June 29, 2017. Picture taken June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/Files

"The company, with the assistance of third-party experts, continues to investigate and address the scope and impact of the cybersecurity incident," Navistar said in a filing https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/808450/
000119312521183688/d13020d8k.htm.

Navistar said it got to know of a potential cybersecurity threat to its IT system on May 20, and launched an investigation to assess any impact.

"To date, the company's IT system continues to be fully operational," Navistar said.

(Reporting by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Orr and Shounak Dasgupta)

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