Cyberattack threatens utterly critical infrastructure in Japan: KFC
The Colonel stops taking online orders and may close stores after logistics partner’s systems go down
The crippling high-consequence attack on vital infrastructure that cybersecurity experts have warned about for years is upon us, in the form of an incident that may force KFC to close some stores in Japan.
Colonel Sanders himself is not the victim here. That role goes to Nichirei Group, a Japanese purveyor of frozen foods and super-chill logistics services that move them around.
Nichirei Group on Monday posted a notice [PDF] in which it admitted “system failures caused by unauthorized access have occurred.”
The failures meant the frozen food concern could not arrange shipments to or from its refrigerated warehouses or conduct its other operations.
Shortly after Nichirei Group revealed its difficulties, KFC Japan warned customers that delivery of ingredients to its stores would likely be affected.
The chicken chain therefore stopped taking orders through...
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