Parent company cyber-attack takes Giant website and app offline
A cyber-attack on Giant's parent company took the Giant website and app offline. Giant extended the validity period of loyalty points because of the service outage. The website and app were restored on 20 October 2026.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Giant
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Website and app operations suspended
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack targeting the parent company
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The shutdown of the Giant website due to a cyber-attack on its parent company was reported.
- Giant extended the validity period of points and expected restoration within days.
- The Giant website and app were restored.
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