A ransomware attack on the holding company that operates several supermarkets in the US, including Food Lion, Giant Food, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, and The Giant Company affected over 2.2 million people. Security Affairs reports:
Ahold Delhaize is a Dutch-Belgian multinational retail and wholesale holding company. Its name comes from the 2016 merger of two companies: Ahold (Dutch) and Delhaize Group (Belgian), which both have origins in the 1800s. Its business format includes supermarkets, convenience stores, hypermarkets, online grocery, online non-food, drugstores, and liquor stores. Its 16 local brands employ 402,000 people at 7,716 stores across nine countries.
The holding company operates several supermarkets and ecommerce sites in the US, including Food Lion, Giant Food, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, and The Giant Company.
The US branch of the company detected a cybersecurity issue on November 8, 2024, the incident impacted the network infrastructure in the U.S. Once detected the problem, the security teams began an investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts. The company also notified law enforcement. Ahold Delhaize USA confirmed that all its brand stores remain open and continue serving customers.
The incident disrupted operations at several U.S. subsidiaries, including Giant Food, Hannaford, Food Lion, The Giant Company, and Stop & Shop, exposing personal information.
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