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Japanese beer giant Asahi says data breach hit 1.5 million people
Asahi Group Holdings, Japan’s largest beer producer, has finished the investigation into the September cyberattack and found that the incident has impacted up to 1.9 million individuals. The type of data compromised in the attack includes full names, genders, physical addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, and could be used in phishing attempts. The incident was first disclosed […]
Qilin ransomware claims Asahi brewery attack, leaks data
The Qilin ransomware group has claimed the attack on Japanese beer giant Asahi by adding the company to the list of victims on its data leak site. The threat actor claims to have exfiltrated more than 9,300 files in 27GB of data. As proof of the theft, the hackers published 29 images showing internal financial documents, employee […]
Japanese beer giant Asahi confirms ransomware attack
Japanese beer-making giant Asahi has disclosed today that a ransomware attack caused the IT disruptions that forced it to shut down factories this week. The Tokyo-based beverage holding company is the largest beer brewer in Japan, employing 30,000 people and producing 100 million hectoliters of beverages. The company also owns the Peroni, Pilsner Urquell, Grolsch, […]
Japan’s largest brewer suspends operations due to cyberattack
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (Asahi), the brewer of Japan’s top-selling beer, has disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted several of its operations. According to the company, the incident has affected its ordering and shipping activity, which have been completely suspended. Call center operations and customer service desk are currently unavailable to the public due to the cyberattack. Asahi […]