CYBERATTACK. THE GROCERY STORE’S PARENT COMPANY SAYS IT DETECTED THE INTRUSION LATE LAST WEEK AND REACHED OUT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN A STATEMENT, LEADERS WITH FOOD LION SAY THE ATTACK HAS FORCED THEM TO TAKE SOME OF THEIR SYSTEMS OFFLINE. SOME SERVICES, LIKE PHARMACIES AND E-COMMERCE OPERATIONS, HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. ALL STORES DO REMAIN OPEN RIGHT NOW, AND THERE’S ALSO NO WORD ON IF ANY CUSTOMER INFORMATIO
Ahold Delhaize USA, the parent company of Food Lion, has issued a statement about a cybersecurity issue.Ahold Delhaize USA said in a statement on Nov. 8 that the company recently detected a cybersecurity issue within its U.S. network. It said when the issue was detected, the security teams began an investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity experts and law enforcement was notified. “Our teams are taking steps to assess and mitigate the issue,” the statement read. “This includes taking some systems offline …