A cyber attack on Askul Corp. is disrupting e-commerce and logistics for major Japanese retailers including Muji owner Ryohin Keikaku Co.
It’s the second such incident to unsettle the country’s consumer market in less than a month. Household goods seller The Loft Co. and Sogo & Seibu Co. retail chain have also suspended e-commerce sites.
Ryohin Keikaku, which didn’t offer a timeline for the resumption of online sales, said its own system hasn’t been compromised and store logistics and deliveries are unaffected by the incident.
The Loft Co., owned by York Holdings Co. which recently