Japan is running out of its favorite beer after ransomware attack
10 hours ago
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- Japan is facing a shortage of Asahi Super Dry beer due to a cyber attack.
- Asahi Group's 30 factories in Japan have been shut down since Monday.
- Retailers expect empty shelves as the outage continues with no clear restart timeline.
- Convenience stores like Lawson warn of increasing stock shortages.
- Other brands like Suntory or Kirin may substitute, but customer loyalty to Super Dry is strong.
- Asahi produces 6.7 million large bottles of beer daily on average.
- This follows other disruptive cyber attacks, like the one affecting Jaguar Land Rover.