The Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the cyber-attack on Japan’s Asahi Group and says it has stolen sensitive data from the firm. Consumer website Comparitech revealed that the notorious actor had listed Asahi on its data leak site on October 7, claiming to have stolen 27 GB of files from the company. The data allegedly includes personal details of employees, as well as sensitive Asahi business information. This includes financial documents, budgets, contracts, plans and development forecasts. Asahi has not responded to Qilin’s claims at the time of writing. The update comes just days after Asahi confirmed it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack, which had resulted in an “unauthorized transfer of data” from its servers. The attack has caused significant…