Industry News: ESG5

The Target:​ Japanese beer giant Asahi.

The Take: According to the company, 1,525,000 people who contacted its customer services had their names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses stolen. The hackers also exfiltrated the names, addresses, and phone numbers of 114,000 people Asahi had sent congratulatory or condolence messages to.

The Vector: The company explained that the threat actors hacked network equipment and used it to compromise its data center network. “Ransomware was deployed simultaneously, encrypting data on multiple active servers and some PC devices connected to the network,” the company said.

This breach is a stark reminder of how strong authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and that good password hygiene plays a pivotal role in protection.

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