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Ahold Delhaize, the parent company of Giant grocery stores, took down websites on Monday after a possible security incident, according to Progressive Grocer.
The grocery industry site reported the websites for the Netherlands-based company’s U.S. brands — Food Lion, The Giant Co., Giant Food, Hannaford and Stop & Shop — were down, although stores remained open and fully operational.
Sites for the company’s international chains, including Albert Heijn, were also down.
In a press release , Ahold Delhaize said, “Protecting our infrastructure in the best interest of our customers, associates and partners is a top priority. We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused customers and partners.”
A message on the Giant’s website Monday read, “We’re working hard to correct a technical issue. Please check back later.”
PennLive could not reach the Giant Company, based in Carlisle, for .
The scale of the issue is not known.
It is also unknown if it’s related to a cyberattack reported at French supermarkets , where hackers reportedly forced the temperature of refrigerators to go up to 50 degrees at several hundred stores.
According to GVWire , the Paris prosecutor’s office said a “large-scale” attack was “affecting connected refrigerators in several major food retailers across France. Reported damage included food losses and fires.
Two years ago, Ahold Delhaize USA Services LLC, which provides support services to Ahold Delhaize USA companies, detected a cyberattack.
The incident exposed personal information of 2.2 million individuals, prompting the company to offer two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services, according to Progressive Grocer.
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