# Giant Food Lion apps back online after cyber incident

> Giant and Food Lion apps restored after weeklong cybersecurity outage.
- Title: Giant Food Lion apps back online after cyber incident
- Summary: Giant and Food Lion apps restored after weeklong cybersecurity outage. Giant and Food Lion websites and apps returned after a cybersecurity incident that…
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- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/economy/giant-food-lion-apps-websites-cybersecurity-W52LRQBDPVHIPMSZFNQTRVQFRI
- Author: Max Schaeffer
- Published: 2026-10-21T16:32:58.882+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: giant, food lion, cybersecurity incident, apps, websites, outage, cyberattack, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Giant and Food Lion websites and apps returned after a cybersecurity incident that disrupted shopping for over a week.