Retail Giant Ahold Delhaize Takes Systems Offline After Cyberattack
The company said no customer data has been stolen as it works to restore online services and protect customer, staff and partner information.
- On Monday, Ahold Delhaize announced a "security issue" within its network, forcing websites and mobile apps offline for global brands including Albert Heijn, Stop & Shop, and Hannaford.
- Following a network threat, the retailer initiated "precautionary measures" by taking systems offline to protect its infrastructure, affecting international banners across Europe and the United States.
- While physical stores, pharmacies, and fuel stations remain open, digital services like online ordering are unavailable. Electronic shelf labels may display outdated prices, causing discrepancies at registers.
- The company reported on Tuesday it has "no evidence" that customer or associate data was stolen. Ahold Delhaize is performing a "controlled restart of certain systems" with no defined timeline.
- A 2024 cybersecurity breach exposed sensitive information for more than 2 million people, preceding this incident. The company is working with relevant experts and authorities to address the ongoing situation.
112 Articles
112 Articles
Fox Business
The New York LedgerFood Lion, Stop & Shop and Hannaford websites face outages after cybersecurity issue
Ahold Delhaize USA says a cybersecurity issue caused website and app outages at Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Food Lion and other grocery store chains this week.
As determined by the National Security Agency (NSO), citing anonymous sources in the cybersecurity industry, the criminals used servers located in four countries, including Poland. Suspicious network traffic was detected by Albert Heijn specialists, who decided to preventively shut down some IT systems. Attack from Polish Servers: It is not known who owns the servers located in Poland, where exactly they are located, or what role they played in …
Alert to thawed pizza. In addition to the risk of certain food poisoning and monumental waste, one can wonder what are the springs and motivations of the giant cyberattack that
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
