Food Lion cyber-attack causes payment outages and personal data leak
Food Lion was hit by a cyber-attack in November 2024 that disrupted payment systems across the United States. The parent company issued a statement on the incident. It was later reported that the personal information of 2.2 million people in total, including Food Lion employees and their families, had been leaked.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Food Lion
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of 2.2 million people in total, including Food Lion employees and families, leaked, and payment systems disrupted
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- The cyber-attack on Food Lion and nationwide US payment system outages over the weekend were reported, and the parent company issued a statement.
- It was reported that Food Lion employees and their families were among the 2.2 million people whose personal information had been leaked.
6 related reports
- Food Lion hit with cyberattack, parent company responds in statement
- Food Lion suffers cyberattack, causing nationwide payment systems crash over the weekend
- Food Lion acknowledges they were hit by cyberattack
- Food Lion hit by cyberattack
- Food Lion workers, families among 2.2M victims of latest corporate data breach
- Personal Data Stolen in Cyberattack on Food Lion, Hannaford, and More
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.