Anatomy of a cyberattack with a hangover: How Japan was left without beer

Getting a beer has been difficult recently in the world’s fourth-largest economy, and Japanese bars, restaurants, and liquor stores have had a rough October. Asahi beer, the most-consumed in the country with a 40% market share, has been in short supply for two weeks due to a cyberattack that paralyzed production and shipments. This, in turn, left competitors like Kirin and Sapporo unable to keep up with demand and forced them to stop accepting orders from establishments seeking alternative brands.

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