The attack forced the company to halt production at most of its 30 factories nationwide, including those producing its signature beer
The Asahi group, Japan’s biggest brewery, is reportedly just days away from running out of its most popular beer, as it struggles to recover from a cyber-attack that caused a system outage.
The ransomware attack, reported on Monday, forced the company to halt production at most of its 30 factories nationwide, including those producing it signature mass-market lager Asahi Super Dry.
The firm, which also produces Nikka whisky and a range of alcoholic and soft drinks, has not said when it might be able to resume production, triggering alarm among wholesalers and retailers.
The closure of Asahi’s domestic breweries means it could exhaust its inventory of Super Dry in two or three days, the Financial Times claimed in a report on Thursday.
