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Japan beer giant Asahi can't resume production after cyberattack

Asahi Group Holdings has 30 plants in Japan making beer, beverage and food products
Asahi Group Holdings has 30 plants in Japan making beer, beverage and food products

Japanese beer and beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings has not been able to resume production at domestic factories a day after a cyberattack and cannot foresee when it can be resumed, a company spokesperson said today.

The company has 30 plants in Japan making beer, beverage and food products.

It is still investigating whether all of them have stopped production, the spokesperson added.

The maker of Asahi Super Dry Beer, Nikka Whisky and Mitsuya Cider last night said its group companies in Japan suspended operations, including order processing, shipping and call centre functions, due to a cyberattack-caused system outage.

No personal information leakage has been confirmed