Ahold Delhaize cybersecurity issue takes Stop & Shop systems offline
Key Points:
- Ahold Delhaize USA, parent company of grocery chains including Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and Food Lion, is experiencing a cybersecurity issue affecting its websites and mobile apps.
- The company has taken precautionary measures by taking some systems offline to protect its network, causing service disruptions for customers and partners.
- Ahold Delhaize is actively investigating the incident and working to safely restore affected systems, with a controlled relaunch of certain services underway.
- Despite digital outages, physical stores remain open, and customers can place Food Lion delivery orders through third-party services like Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber Eats.
- Food Lion has assured customers that unfulfilled online orders will be refunded and apologized for the inconvenience caused by the outages.