TOKYO – Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings said on Nov 27 an investigation has found that personal information linked to around two million customers and employees may have been leaked in a cyberattack that hit its domestic servers in late September.

“I painfully feel the responsibility of management” with regard to the cyberattack, said Asahi President Atsushi Katsuki at its first press conference since the maker of Asahi Super Dry beers was hit by a system failure on Sept 29, acknowledging the “weakness” of its security.