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Japanese Refrigeration Logistics Cyber Incident Impacts Food Supply Chain

On July 13, Nichirei Corp. suffered a cyberattack affecting servers with personal data. It cut systems, disrupting warehouse and frozen food shipments, and notified Japan’s privacy watchdog. Operations will slowly restart July 17. The outage has hit Japan’s food supply KFC faces ingredient shortages, other restaurants see delays, and supermarkets report empty shelves. For more information: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/16/cyberattack-threatens-utterly-critical-infrastructure-in-japan-kfc/5272220