Cybersecurity experts at Palo Alto Networks and Group-IB previously said another ransomware gang, known as Lynx, is either a rebrand of INC or purchased the group’s source code and recently attacked Romania's largest electricity provider. Ahold Delhaize USA would not comment on the claims made by the group but shared a statement with Recorded Future News resembling the one published on its website. The parent company of Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Food Lion, and Giant Food, Ahold Delhaize USA has more than 2,000 stores across the country. Ahold Delhaize is one of the world’s largest food retail groups, reporting net sales in 2023 of more than $24 billion. According to researchers at the cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, the INC ransomware group emerged in July 2023. Threat actors connected to the gang have also attacked the State Bar of Texas, a prominent healthcare system in Michigan, Yamaha Motor and printer manufacturer Xerox. The Dutch conglomerate behind several major U.S. supermarket brands confirmed on Thursday that data was stolen from its systems during a cyberattack last fall. The INC ransomware gang took credit on Wednesday for the cyberattack, claiming to have stolen six terabytes of information. In November, shoppers across the country were unable to place grocery delivery orders online and websites for some of the supermarket brands were offline. Secureworks tracked 72 victims on the INC ransomware leak site from August 2023 through March 2024.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:50:17 +0000