Asahi cyberattack's broad impact shows downside of bigger IT systems

Digital shift in corporate Japan comes with more disruption from ransomware

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Asahi Group Holdings is recovering from a ransomware attack that halted orders, shipping and call center operations in Japan. (Nikkei image)

AKINOBU IWASAWA

TOKYO -- The cyberattack that continues to disrupt operations at Japan's Asahi Group Holdings has highlighted a consequence of the corporate trend toward large integrated IT systems, which help to improve efficiency but also enable a single incident to have a widespread impact.

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