Cyberattack on Japan's largest cold-chain operator disrupts KFC, supermarket supplies
Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants have been left short on ingredients and major restaurant chains struggling to keep up with deliveries following a cyberattack on Nichirei Logistics Group.
A cyberattack on Japan's largest refrigerated logistics company has rippled through the country's food supply chain, leaving Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants short on ingredients and major restaurant chains struggling to keep up with deliveries.
Nichirei Logistics Group, which transports frozen and refrigerated food for about 5,000 customers across Japan, said it experienced a system outage on Monday. The company confirmed Thursday that hackers breached its servers. To contain the attack and protect customer data, the company disconnected key systems, bringing parts of its logistics network to a standstill.
The company said it expects to begin gradually restoring operations on Friday, though it has not said when normal service will fully resume.
Source: https://therecord.media/cyberattack-japan-nichirei-logistics-impacts-kfc
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