Nichirei Hit by Cyberattack, Logistics and Frozen Food Shipments Disrupted

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Japanese frozen food giant Nichirei Foods said it was the victim of a cyberattack on July 13 that disrupted inbound and outbound operations at refrigerated warehouses run by its logistics arm, as well as frozen food shipments.

The company launched an investigation immediately, and on July 15 confirmed its servers had been compromised. To prevent further damage, Nichirei said it would not disclose details of the attack.

Parent company Nichirei Corporation said some of the affected servers stored personal information and that the matter had been reported to Japan's Personal...

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