Ahold Delhaize sees no sign customer data was stolen

what happened

Dutch supermarket group Ahold Delhaize said it has found no indication that customer data was stolen in a cybersecurity incident. Dutch news agency ANP first reported the information on Tuesday, citing the company, which later repeated it in a statement.

The retailer said on Monday that it was handling a “security issue” on its network and had taken several systems offline as a precaution. Ahold Delhaize operates Albert Heijn, the Netherlands’ largest supermarket chain, and has substantial operations elsewhere in Europe and in the United States.

The incident occurred at the same time as a cyberattack in France, where refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of stores heated overnight to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). Fires broke out and food was spoiled. The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre said there was no reason to believe the Dutch incident was connected to similar events in other countries.

why it matters

The statement limits immediate concerns about customer-data exposure, while the temporary shutdown of systems highlights the operational risks a major international retailer faces after a cyber incident.

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