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Major Japanese beer manufacturer Asahi has announced that its beer production has resumed after it suffered a cyber attack.
Last week, Asahi disclosed that a cyber attack led to considerable disruption to its operations, leading to beer production in Japan coming to a halt.
“We are actively investigating the cause and working to restore operations; however, there is currently no estimated timeline for recovery,” Asahi said in a widely reported statement.
“The system failure is limited to our operations within Japan.
“None of Asahi’s manufacturing operations in Europe, including its UK beer supply, are impacted by this incident.”
Asahi emphasises that its production systems were not themselves compromised, but that operations had to be halted as it could not process shipments and orders from retailers.
The company, which produces soft drinks and food on top of beer, was plagued with a cyber attack that limited its domestic ordering and delivery systems, leading to local retailers like FamilyMart and 7-Eleven issuing warnings regarding beer stock shortages.
Now, however, the company said it has begun restoring its manufacturing operations, with two of its soft-drink plants back up, although not at full capacity.
The company said the remaining five factories would resume their operations “gradually in accordance with shipments”. However, all seven Asahi food plants are now back up and running, albeit at a reduced capacity.
Asahi is currently working with cyber experts, but has found that the threat actors accessed its servers and successfully exfiltrated data. It is currently investigating the scope and nature of the data exfiltration.
“Asahi took immediate action to safeguard critical data, including personal information, and promptly isolated affected systems to minimise the impact,” Asahi said, adding that its existing cyber security measures reduced the impact of the cyber attack.
The company currently has no “clear timeline for recovery”.
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