A damaging cyberattack on Japanese beer giant Asahi this week has halted shipments from its breweries and there is no resumption in sight, the company warned Friday, fuelling fears of shortages.

Asahi Group, producer of Japan’s most popular beers, said Monday it had “experienced a system failure” owing to a cyberattack that forced the suspension of orders and shipments of various beverages — including its flagship Asahi Super Dry.

“No immediate recovery of our system is in sight at the moment. Ordinary shipments remain halted,” a spokesperson, who declined to be named, told AFP on Friday.

“Production is not directly affected (by the system dysfunction) but it has been halted because shipments are suspended.”

The company said it was looking into the possibility of a ransomware attack af

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