The company is investigating whether any of its confidential or personal data had been compromised and is cooperating with authorities to resume production as soon as possible, it said in a statement.
Hoya’s consumer eyeglass lens unit, Hoya Vision Care Co, on Tuesday apologised on its website that it had stopped taking orders for lenses due to a group-wide system failure.
Hoya is the world’s second-largest eyeglass lens maker, with about 90 percent of its eyewear lens sales earned from outside of Japan, according to its latest annual report.
A Hoya spokesperson declined to say whether any of the company’s other optical products, including components for chipmaking equipment and hard disc drives, have been affected by the disruption.
Reference: www.itnews.com.au
