Ahold Delhaize cyberattack disrupts services in the US and Europe
Original title: Ahold Delhaize: Cyberattack affects services across US and Europe
Stores stayed open; investigators have not found stolen customer, associate or partner data.
Ahold Delhaize confirmed that a cyberattack disclosed last week forced websites, apps and other systems offline at brands in Europe and the United States, while stores remained open. Albert Heijn’s site and app are back, with home deliveries expected from Friday, October 23; Belgium e-commerce is fully operational, and US e-commerce is expected back in the coming days. The company notified the Dutch NCSC within 24 hours and filed a police report. An ongoing investigation has not found evidence that sensitive data was stolen.
Unconfirmed: The company has not said whether devices were encrypted or whether corporate and store systems were both hit.
- Affected brands include Albert Heijn, Etos, Gall & Gall, Delhaize and Stop & Shop.
- Most Central and Southeastern Europe store sites and apps are back online.
- The retailer has 384,000 employees and 9,551 stores.
- A November 2024 US incident, claimed by INC Ransom, exposed data on over 2.2 million people.
Impact: Websites, apps and some employee systems taken offline
- Threat actors
- INC Ransom
- Organizations
- Dutch National Cyber Security Centre
- Countries
- United StatesNetherlandsBelgium
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Ahold Delhaize, one of the world's largest food retail chains, confirmed that last week's cyberattack disrupted services at stores across Europe and the United States. [...]
By Sergiu Gatlan · bleepingcomputer.com
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