Asahi Group says personal details of 1.5 million customers may have been leaked in cyberattack

TOKYO, Japan – Japan’s Asahi Group on Thursday, November 27, said the personal details of 1.52 million customers may have been leaked in a September cyberattack.

The beverage maker said the September 29 cyberattack forced it to suspend operations including order processing, shipping and call-center functions.

Asahi said it consequently delayed the release of its July-September earnings results scheduled for November 12 to more than 50 days after the end of the quarter.

“We can’t avoid forecasting a deterioration in our results but our mid-to-long-term management plan is unchanged,” CEO Atsushi Katsuki said at a press briefing.

The disruption saw restaurants, bars and stores in Japan run low on Asahi beer —including best-selling “Super Dry” brand — and other drinks.

Asahi resumed production at six domestic factories the week following the attack.

Ransomware group Qilin on October 9 claimed to have orchestrated the attack. – Rappler.com