The parent organization of supermarket chains Delhaize and Albert Heijn has been hit by a Russian cyberattack. 6 TB of ‘sensitive’ data has been stolen.
The Russian hacker collective INC Ransom claims to have stolen 6 terabytes of ‘sensitive’ data from Ahold Delhaize, the parent organization that includes supermarket chains Delhaize and Albert Heijn. The hackers have already released a ‘preview’ on the dark web and are threatening to leak the entire database.
Ahold Delhaize acknowledges the hack and says the incident took place in November. The attackers most likely breached the American servers. “Based on our investigation so far, our understanding is that files from some of our internal U.S. business systems have been extracted,” Ahold Delhaize said in a statement via VRTNWS. The group operates supermarkets throughout Europe, the United States, and Indonesia.
It’s still unclear what data the hackers have put in their shopping cart. This is still being investigated thoroughly, Ahold Delhaize states, having called in the help of external experts. The preview includes non-disclosure agreements and identification documents, among other things. Ahold Delhaize promises to communicate honestly if the attack would impact personal data. The physical and online stores of Delhaize and Albert Heijn remain operational.
INC Ransom is not unknown to international law enforcement agencies. The group has explicitly surfaced since July 2023 and appears to be one of the ‘successors’ to Lockbit. Although the origin of the hackers is not proven, there are very strong suspicions that they come from Russia.
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