Personal Info Possibly Leaked in Cyberattack on Asahi Group
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. announced that personal information may have been breached in a recent cyberattack.
The company was hit by ransomware, with a hacker group called Qilin claiming responsibility and stating that it stole over 9,300 data files, including financial data and personal information on employees.
- The affected information may include data about customers and business partners, but this is unclear.
- The company has postponed the release of its earnings results for January-September due to the cyberattack.
Qilin claimed responsibility online, saying that it stole more than 9,300 data files from the company.
The company confirmed the existence of possibly stolen data on the internet on October 8.
Author's summary: Asahi Group faces cyberattack with possible data leak.