Ahold Delhaize USA Services, the Dutch company that owns Stop & Sh
op and Hannaford grocery stores across New England and others across th
e country, reported on June 26 that a cyberattack last November likely expos
ed the personal information of an estimated 2.2 million people.
The company said the affected individuals include certain c
urrent and former employees, their dependents and beneficiaries a
s well as others whose personal information was in its internal business files.
Ahold Delhaize USA said it detected a cybersecurity issu
e involving unauthorized access to certain internal U.S. business systems on November 6, 2024. Its investigation
horized third party obtained certain files between November 5 and 6, 2024 and that some files may have contained perso
nal information that it obtained in the course of providing services to Ahold Delhaize USA companies.
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The files that may have been affected contained different types of personal information such as name; contact inform
ation; date of birth; Social Security, passport and driver’s license numb
ers; bank account number; workers’ compensation and m
edical information contained in employment records; and employment-related information.
The total number of persons affected is reported to be 2,242,521; the total number in Maine alone is 95,463.
The company is directly notifying affected individuals throu
gh a written letter. It has also arranged for complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services for two years.
According to Recorded Future, the INC ransomware gang took credit for the attack in April.
Stop & Shop has more than 400 stores throughout New
York, New England and New Jersey. Hannaford has more than 180 stores in New England and New York. Ahold Delhaize USA also owns Food Lion and Giant Foods.