Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. said it is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted several Japan-based operations, including a complete suspension of ordering and shipping and the unavailability of call center operations and its customer service desk.
Asahi is one of Japan’s largest breweries, holding roughly one-third of the domestic market, employing about 30,000 people and producing around 100 million hectoliters of beverages; the company reported nearly $20 billion in annual revenue for 2024 and owns brands including Peroni, Pilsner Urquell, Grolsch and Fullers, according to the article.
Earlier on Monday Asahi’s Japanese headquarters said the incident affected only Japan-based operations and that it was investigating whether any data had been exposed; in an announcement on its site the company states there has been “no confirmed leakage of personal information or customer data to external parties.”
Reports indicate the attack began at 7 a.m., but there are no details about the threat actor or the initial access vector.
The company apologised to customers and business partners, said it is working to restore the impacted operations and is investigating the source of the disruption, but it did not provide a timeline for recovery.