Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize confirms cyberattack forced US and European systems offline
Dutch grocer Ahold Delhaize, which operates Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop in the US, disclosed that it proactively took IT systems offline following a cyberattack. Physical stores remained open. The company found no evidence of customer, associate, or partner data theft. CEO Frans Muller stated the decision to take systems offline was protective. Albert Heijn's website and app have since come back online, with home deliveries expected to resume by Friday.
Key points
- Ahold Delhaize shut down websites and apps across most brands after cyberattack
- Proactive measure prevented data theft; no sensitive customer data compromised
- Operations are restoring online services; physical stores unaffected
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