The notorious Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack that disrupted beer giant Asahi’s operations in Japan. The company disclosed the incident last week, warning that system failures had disrupted its order and shipment operations in Japan, as well as its call center operations. On Monday, October 6, Asahi confirmed that ransomware was used in the attack, saying that it was scrambling to restore the affected systems, without providing an estimation on how long the downtime would continue. The company also said that the hackers had stolen data from its systems, without sharing details on whether personal information was compromised. On Tuesday, the Russia-based Qilin ransomware gang added Asahi to its leak site, claiming the attack and the theft of 27 gigabytes of…