1. Asahi Group Holdings, a Japanese beverage and food giant, has resumed production at all plants after a cyberattack, but the system failure persists ten days later.
2. The attack was identified as a ransomware attack by a hacker group called Qilin, which broke into Asahi's network and stole data on September 29.
3. The effects of such attacks can last long, with many targeted companies taking one week or more to restore their systems, according to an IT survey in Japan. Qilim, believed to be based in Russia, has been active since 2022 and is known for launching ransomware cyberattacks worldwide.