Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

It has emerged that Nissui Logistics, the logistics subsidiary of major frozen food maker Nissui, has been unable to ship or receive any of its products — including frozen foods — since October 7, after unauthorized access to an outsourced data center triggered a system failure. Personal information and customer data managed by the Nissui Group may also have been leaked; the extent of the damage and the recovery timeline are still being investigated. On 5ch, posters traded warnings to stock up on cash — recalling past incidents where similar outages froze payment systems — alongside observations that even though the trucks themselves can still run, logistics grinds to a halt anyway once inventory data becomes unreadable, with anxiety spreading over the string of cyberattacks hitting the food and distribution industry.

Major food manufacturer Nissui has disclosed that a subsidiary suffered unauthorized access resulting in a system failure, leaving it unable to ship or receive products.

According to Nissui, a system failure occurred on the 7th at Nissui Logistics, the subsidiary responsible for logistics services. The cause was unauthorized third-party access to an outsourced data center used by Nissui Logistics, and as a result Nissui is unable to ship or receive any of its products, including frozen foods.

Personal information and customer data managed by the Nissui Group may also have been leaked, and the company says it is currently investigating the scope of the damage as well as the outlook for recovery.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Flash+) thread “Major frozen food maker Nissui: logistics subsidiary hit by cyberattack, unable to ship or receive any products, personal data leak also possible.”

On October 8, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had disrupted attack tools provided by Yongxin Zhicheng Technology Group, a China-based cybersecurity company. A Chinese government-backed hacking group is said to have used the tools to break into critical infrastructure, including U.S. power companies and Japanese airports, and Japan’s National Police Agency reportedly cooperated with the FBI and others in response. Which airport was targeted has not been disclosed. The 5ch thread drew a wide range of reactions — laments over the fragility of Japan’s cyber defenses, clashes over which side, the U.S. or China, Japan should stand with, and even theories pinning the real culprit on Russia or North Korea.

US disrupts Chinese cyberattack — critical infrastructure targeted, including Japanese airports

[WASHINGTON, Kyodo] The U.S. Department of Justice announced on the 8th that it had disrupted attack tools supplied by a Beijing, China-based cybersecurity company. The tools, it said, were used by a Chinese government-backed hacking group to hack critical infrastructure. Targets included U.S. power companies and Japanese airports, and Japan’s National Police Agency cooperated with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and others. Which Japanese airport was targeted has not been disclosed.

According to the Department of Justice, the cybersecurity company is Yongxin Zhicheng Technology Group.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (News Flash+) thread ‘[Breaking] US announces it has disrupted attack tools after China targeted critical infrastructure, including US power companies and Japanese airports, in cyberattacks.’