Business Disruption
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 […]
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 […]
Co-op says it lost $107 million after Scattered Spider attack
The Co-operative Group in the U.K. released its interim financial results report for the first half of 2025 with a massive loss in operating profit of £80 million ($107 million) due to the cyberattack it suffered last April. The impact is analyzed into two categories, namely £20 million in one-off incremental costs and £60 million […]
Tire giant Bridgestone confirms cyberattack impacts manufacturing
Car tire giant Bridgestone confirms it is investigating a cyberattack that impacts the operation of some manufacturing facilities in North America. The company believes that its rapid response contained the attack at its early stages, preventing customer data theft or deep network infiltration. Bridgestone Americas (BSA) is the North American arm of Bridgestone, a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer, the […]
Jaguar Land Rover says cyberattack ‘severely disrupted’ production
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced that a cyberattack forced the company to shut down certain systems as part of the mitigation effort. Although the incident appears to have a significant impact on the automakers’ production and retail operations, the short statement published on the official website noted that customer data is most likely unaffected. “JLR has […]
Pharma firm Inotiv says ransomware attack impacted operations
American pharmaceutical company Inotiv has disclosed that some of its systems and data have been encrypted in a ransomware attack, impacting the company’s business operations. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Inotiv says that the cyberattack occurred on August 8 and took action to contain the breach. “On August 8, 2025, […]
Russian alcohol retailer WineLab closes stores after ransomware attack
WineLab, the retail store of the largest alcohol company in Russia, has closed its stores following a cyberattack that is impacting its operations and causing purchase problems to its customers. Its parent company, Novabev Group, informed earlier this week that hackers had breached its IT systems. “On July 14, the group was subjected to an […]
Erie Insurance confirms cyberattack behind business disruptions
Erie Insurance and Erie Indemnity Company have disclosed that a weekend cyberattack is behind the recent business disruptions and platform outages on its website. Erie Indemnity Company is the management company for the Erie Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer with over 6 million active policies. The company provides auto, home, life, and business insurance […]
Arla Foods confirms cyberattack disrupts production, causes delays
Arla Foods has confirmed to GeekFeed that it was targeted by a cyberattack that has disrupted its production operations. The Danish food giant clarified that the attack only affected its production unit in Upahl, Germany, though it expects this will result in product delivery delays or even cancellations. “We can confirm that we have identified […]
Steel giant Nucor Corporation facing disruptions after cyberattack
A cybersecurity incident on Nucor Corporation’s systems, the largest steel producer in the U.S., forced the company to take offline parts of its networks and implement containment measures. The incident caused the company to temporarily suspend production at multiple locations, although the full impact on Nucor’s business remains unclear. Nucor is a major steel producer in the U.S. and […]