Cyber threats / Incident register

RansomHouse Attack on Nichirei Disrupts Japanese Food Supply Chain

Ransomware · Jul 22, 2026
High STIX 2.1 MISP
Summary

The RansomHouse group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Nichirei, Japan's largest frozen-food and cold-logistics company, disrupting order and shipping systems. The attack directly impacted roughly 5,000 business customers, including Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan, forcing manual workarounds across the nationwide cold chain.

Sources
Attribution
RansomHouse
Where
JP Japan
Sectors: food and beverage, logistics
EU relevance
Low
No EU member state, EU response or EU project sector involved
Graded by rules: EU member states affected, EU response, EU sanctions, EU projects in the sector hit.