Ahold Delhaize takes US and European systems offline after cyberattack
Original title: Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize confirms cyberattack forced US and European systems offline
Stores stayed open, and the company says investigators have found no evidence of stolen sensitive data.
Ahold Delhaize said malicious activity on its network led it to take websites, apps, and other IT systems offline, affecting most US and European brands, including Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop. Physical stores remained open. The company, which first disclosed the issue on October 12, notified the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre and filed a report with Dutch police on Monday. Albert Heijn and several European sites are back, while US e-commerce is expected to return in the coming days.
Unconfirmed: The company says it has not found evidence of stolen sensitive data, and any link to French refrigeration attacks is unconfirmed.
- CEO Frans Muller called the shutdown a precaution that the investigation supports.
- The company expects home deliveries at Albert Heijn to resume on Friday.
- It did not answer whether the incident relates to French supermarket refrigeration attacks.
- A November 2024 intrusion, claimed by INC Ransom, exposed data on more than 2.2 million people.
Impact: IT systems taken offline; no confirmed sensitive-data theft
- Threat actors
- INC Ransom
- Victims
- Ahold Delhaize
- Organizations
- Dutch National Cyber Security Centre
- Countries
- United StatesNetherlands
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2 min read at theregister.comDutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize, which operates US supermarket chains Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop, said it proactively took IT systems offline following a cyberattack, affecting most of its US and European brands. The multinational chain originally disclosed the incident on October 12.
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