From The Banner · Max Schaeffer · · 1m 10s
Giant Food Lion apps back online after cyber incident
Giant and Food Lion apps restored after weeklong cybersecurity outage.
In brief
Giant and Food Lion apps restored after weeklong cybersecurity outage. Giant and Food Lion websites and apps returned after a cybersecurity incident that disrupted shopping for over a week. Originally reported by The Banner.
Giant and Food Lion apps back online
Giant and Food Lion grocery stores' websites and apps have been restored after a more than weeklong outage due to a cybersecurity incident.
Cybersecurity incident caused outage
Ahold Delhaize, the parent company, said the outage was caused by malicious actors and filed a police report in the Netherlands.
No data stolen reported
The company stated there was no evidence of stolen customer, associate or partner data, calling the outage a precautionary measure.
2024 cyberattack affected 2 million
After a cyberattack in 2024, over 2 million people had their information stolen by the company.
Impact on customers
Bill McCloskey, 81, couldn't track weekly coupons or rewards points while sites were down.
Restoring customer routines
Giant and Food Lion are running promotions to give money off online orders and extend reward point expiration dates.
The bottom line
Giant and Food Lion websites and apps returned after a cybersecurity incident that disrupted shopping for over a week.
