Ahold Delhaize cyber-attack disrupts US and European services
Ahold Delhaize experienced disruption to online ordering, delivery and supply chain operations after shutting down systems at its US and European brands in response to a cyber-attack in October 2026. The company restored services and said there was no evidence at the time that sensitive information belonging to customers, employees or business partners had been stolen. It subsequently estimated that fourth-quarter sales would fall by €200 million–€250 million and operating profit by €75 million–€100 million, and lowered its financial outlook for 2026.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ahold Delhaize
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Expected fourth-quarter sales reduction of €200 million–€250 million and operating profit reduction of €75 million–€100 million
- Cause / method
- A cyber-attack on the network; the specific attack type and perpetrators were not disclosed
- Location
- Other countries
Timeline
- It emerged that systems had been shut down in response to a cyber-attack.
- The company confirmed that service disruption at its US and European brands resulted from a cyber-attack and said there was no evidence of sensitive information theft.
- Work proceeded to restore services interrupted by the cyber-attack.
- The company lowered its annual financial targets to reflect losses from the cyber-attack.
- The expected fourth-quarter sales reduction was reported as €200 million–€250 million, with operating profit expected to fall by €75 million–€100 million.
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