Ahold Delhaize Data Breach Impacts 2.2 Million People

The ransomware attack against grocery giant Ahold Delhaize has resulted in the personal information of millions getting stolen.

Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize revealed last week that the ransomware attack targeting its systems last year resulted in a data breach impacting more than 2.2 million individuals.

The cybersecurity incident came to light in November 2024, when several US pharmacies and supermarket chains owned by Ahold Delhaize reported suffering network issues. The incident impacted Giant Food pharmacies and Hannaford supermarkets, as well as Food Lion, The Giant Company, and Stop & Shop.

The Inc Ransom ransomware group took credit for the attack on Ahold Delhaize in mid-April 2025, and the company confirmed shortly after that the hackers likely exfiltrated data from some of its internal business systems.

Ahold Delhaize has since determined that personal information has been compromised and impacted individuals are now being notified.

The stolen files stored internal ...