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Nichirei Cyberattack Disrupts Food Deliveries Across KFC, Aeon and Other Businesses

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Summary

A July 13 unauthorized-access incident disrupted Nichirei’s warehouse and food-shipping systems, causing confirmed delivery delays and shortages at multiple retailers, restaurants and food companies. Recovery timing remained unknown; data leakage was not confirmed.

Key points

  • Nichirei said it identified system disruption from unauthorized access on July 13, affecting refrigerated-warehouse handling and frozen-food shipments; the cause and scope were under investigation.
  • The company said it had not confirmed personal or customer data leakage, and gave no recovery timeline.
  • KFC reported disrupted ingredient deliveries, possible menu and operating-hour restrictions, and temporary suspension of online ordering and related services.
  • Aeon, Don Quijote, Kura Sushi, Ezaki Glico, Coop Deli and Plenus reported or confirmed varying supply disruptions; impacts included shortages, delayed deliveries and shipment interruptions.
  • The article cites an estimated 5,000 businesses using Nichirei’s cold-chain logistics, but does not say all were affected.
  • Some cases, including Aeon’s online supermarket and Q'SAI, were not confirmed as linked to the incident.

Article Details

Victim Organization
株式会社ニチレイ
Incident Type
Unauthorized access causing system disruption and interruption to cold-storage warehouse inbound/outbound operations and frozen-food shipping; the method and scope remain under investigation.
Incident Date
2026-07-13
Disclosure Date
2026-07-13
Operational Impact
Nichirei reported disruption to group systems, affecting warehouse operations and frozen-food shipments. The disruption caused confirmed or reported supply delays, missed deliveries, shortages, and some shipment suspensions at multiple business partners. Nichirei said recovery timing was unknown. It reported no confirmed external leakage of personal information or customer data at the time described.
Ransom Or Extortion
A related headline says RansomHouse claimed an attack against Nichirei, but the article provides no details establishing ransom demands or extortion.
Claim Status
confirmed

Threat Actors

RansomHouseA related headline says the ransomware group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against Nichirei; the article does not independently confirm the group's responsibility.

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