Asahi Takes Earnings Hit After Cyberattack, Flags Potential Data Leak

Asahi 2502 1.46%increase; green up pointing triangle Group said its Japan business took a hit from a recent cyberattack that may have compromised the personal information of nearly two million people.

The company behind Japan’s most popular beer on Thursday said the system disruption caused by the cyberattack had dragged core operating profit from its Japan and East Asia segment.