Major Japanese beverage maker Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Friday that it has confirmed a ransomware attack with signs of information leakage, amid a system failure with no timeline for recovery.Most of the company's order-taking and shipping operations have been halted since Monday, when the failure occurred, affecting products consigned to Asahi as well as its own product lines and raising fears of stock shortages among retailers.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a regular press conference, "The relevant ministries and agencies are cooperating to gather information," in …READ FULL ARTICLE
