- Inc ransom recently added Ahold Delhaize to its data leakage site
- The company confirmed to lose confidential data in the attack
- Research is still ongoing, so users must be cautious
Hold Delhaize, one of the world’s larger food groups, has confirmed that he lost confidential data of his business in the United States in a cyber attack in November 2024.
The confirmation occurred after the responsible threat actor, Inc ransom, added the company to its data leak website, sharing sample documents they claim were stolen in the attack.
“According to our research to date, certain files from some of our internal commercial systems in the United States were taken,” said a spokesman for Ahold Delhaize Bleepingcomputer. “Since the incident was detected, our teams have been working diligently to determine what information can have been affected.”
Under investigation
In early November 2024, Ahold Delhaize revealed a cybersecurity incident that forced him to close parts of his IT infrastructure.
“This problem and subsequent mitigation actions have affected certain brands and services of Delhaize USA, including several pharmacies and certain electronic commerce operations,” the company said at that time.
The company said it was still investigating the incident, and if it determines that the client data were taken, it would notify the affected people.
“If we determine that personal data were affected, we will notify the affected people as appropriate. In addition, we have notified and updated the police,” added Ahold Delhaize.
Until the investigation concludes, we will not know how many clients (if it is) are at risk, but it is worth mentioning that Ahold Delhaize is a Dutch retail and the Dutch retired and wholesale wholesale and wholesale, operating about 7,910 stores in Europe, the United States and Indonesia, and that serves about 72 million weekly customers.
The company’s spokesman told the publication that all its stores and electronic commerce services are open and operational, and that customers should not face any problem as a result of rape.
