Ahold Delhaize estimates €200-250M loss from October cyberattack
Original title: Grocery Giant Ahold Delhaize Estimates Financial Toll of October Cyberattack
The retailer revised its 2026 earnings guidance downward due to the incident, which affected online capabilities in Benelux and the US.
Dutch-Belgian grocery giant Ahold Delhaize estimates that last month’s cyberattack will wipe €200 million to €250 million off its fourth-quarter net sales. The company faces additional costs in incident response and remediation. As a result, it has revised its 2026 guidance downward. Most of the disruption was contained within two weeks, but full restoration continues.
Unconfirmed: The type of attack is not disclosed, and it is unclear whether customer data was stolen.
- Financial impact estimated at €200-250 million
- 2026 earnings guidance revised to low single digits
- No customer data stolen confirmed
- Previous ransomware in 2024 compromised 2.2M records
Impact: financial losses and operational disruption
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Ahold Delhaize | — |
- 1.disconnect affected systems
- 2.monitor network logs for changes
- 3.maintain offline backups
- Vendors
- Ahold Delhaize
- Victims
- Ahold Delhaize
- Countries
- NetherlandsBelgiumUnited States
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The October incident will cut fourth-quarter sales by up to €250 million and has led Ahold Delhaize to lower its 2026 outlook. The post Grocery Giant Ahold Delhaize Estimates Financial Toll of October Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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