Food retail giant Ahold Delhaize confirms that data was stolen from its U.S. business systems during a November 2024 cyberattack. Ahold Delhaize noted that the investigation into the incident remains ongoing, and if customer data is confirmed to have been impacted, those persons will be notified accordingly. Yesterday, the ransomware group INC Ransom added Ahold Delhaize to its data leak extortion site on the dark web, which included samples of documents they allegedly stole from the company. "This issue and subsequent mitigating actions have affected certain Ahold Delhaize USA brands and services including a number of pharmacies and certain e-commerce operations," stated Ahold Delhaize at the time. On November 8, 2024, Ahold Delhaize issued a public statement disclosing a cybersecurity incident that forced it to take IT systems offline for protection. Ahold Delhaize is a multinational retail and wholesale company that operates nearly 8,000 stores across Europe and the United States, employing over 410,000 people. Responding to our request for a comment on this development, a spokesperson for the firm confirmed that there had been a data breach but didn't comment on whether ransomware was involved in the attack. Bill Toulas Bill Toulas is a tech writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications, covering open-source, Linux, malware, data breach incidents, and hacks. The company has reported yearly revenues of approximately $100 billion, and in the American market, it operates under brands such as Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant Food, and Hannaford. "Based on our investigation to date, certain files were taken from some of our internal U.S. business systems," a spokesperson confirmed to BleepingComputer. In addition, we have notified and updated law enforcement," stated Ahold Delhaize. Most recently, INC Ransom took responsibility for an attack at the State Bar of Texas that warned its 100,000 members that hackers had stolen their sensitive data.
This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:50:08 +0000