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Ahold Delhaize suffers cyberattack forcing US and European systems offline

| 2026-10-19 20:26 CRITICAL HIGH DATA BREACH DDOS & DISRUPTION
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Executive Summary
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Ahold Delhaize, a multinational grocery giant operating US supermarket chains Food Lion and Giant Food, confirmed on October 19, 2026, that it had suffered a cyberattack forcing its US and European systems offline. The attack was attributed to "malicious actions of others" by the company's president and CEO Frans Muller, who stated that taking IT systems offline as a precautionary measure affected most of Ahold Delhaize's brands across Europe and the United States. Approximately 2.2 million people's data were compromised in a previous digital break-in in November 2024, which was also linked to Food Lion and Giant Food. The company has since restored some services, including websites and apps for Albert Heijn and Belgian e-commerce, with home deliveries expected to resume on Friday.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Patch the refrigeration controllers at French supermarkets to prevent similar temperature spikes. • Monitor for suspicious activity on Albert Heijn’s website and app, as they were initially affected by the cyberattack. • Investigate the Etos and Gall & Gall websites for signs of malicious activity or indicators of a potential attack.
Intelligence Metadata
Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
INC RansomINC Ransom
Target & Sectors
NORTH_AMERICA NORTH_AMERICA BENELUX BENELUX retailretail
Incident Timeline
‎November 2024
Threat actors from INC Ransom carried out a digital break-in in November 2024, resulting in the compromise of more than 2.2 million people's personal, financial, and health details across Ahold Delhaize systems.
threat_actor INC Ransom
INC Ransom claimed responsibility for the attack at the time and leaked some documents reportedly taken from the retailer's systems.
‎October 11
Threat actors targeted Ahold Delhaize's US and European systems, forcing them offline.
organisation The Register ’s
Ahold Delhaize did not immediately respond to The Register ’s questions about the cyberattack, including whether it was linked to attacks on refrigeration controllers at hundreds of French supermarkets beginning October 11.
source_region France
Ahold Delhaize did not immediately respond to The Register ’s questions about the cyberattack, including whether it was linked to attacks on refrigeration controllers at hundreds of French supermarkets beginning October 11.
‎2026/10/12
Threat actors used an unspecified method to target Ahold Delhaize's US and European systems, forcing them offline.
organisation the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre
The company last week notified the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre about the digital intruders, and on Monday filed a report with the Dutch police, according to the statement.
source_region Netherlands
The company last week notified the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre about the digital intruders, and on Monday filed a report with the Dutch police, according to the statement.
‎October 12
Ahold Delhaize disclosed a cyberattack on October 12, forcing US and European systems offline.
‎2026/10/19
Ahold Delhaize proactively took its IT systems offline following a cyberattack, affecting most of its US and European operations.
organisation Food Lion
security Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize confirms cyberattack forced US and European systems offline Second security snafu in two years Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize, which operates US supermarket chains Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop, said it proactively took IT systems offline following a cyberattack, affecting most of its US and Europ…
organisation Giant Food
security Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize confirms cyberattack forced US and European systems offline Second security snafu in two years Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize, which operates US supermarket chains Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop, said it proactively took IT systems offline following a cyberattack, affecting most of its US and Europ…
organisation Stop & Shop
security Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize confirms cyberattack forced US and European systems offline Second security snafu in two years Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize, which operates US supermarket chains Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop, said it proactively took IT systems offline following a cyberattack, affecting most of its US and Europ…
Intelligence Sources
The Register - CSO 2026-10-19