Albert Heijn cyberattack disrupts grocery deliveries
Dutch retailer Albert Heijn was hit by a cyberattack that disrupted grocery deliveries. The company detected suspicious activity and reported it to the police. Deliveries resumed about two weeks after the attack, while the police investigation and work to restore full delivery operations continued.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Albert Heijn
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Grocery delivery disruption
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Netherlands
Timeline
- Albert Heijn detected suspicious activity during a cyberattack attempt and reported it to the police.
- Experts estimated the cost of the cyberattack attempt at up to 150 million euros.
- Albert Heijn resumed grocery deliveries about two weeks after the cyberattack.
- While police investigated the cyberattack, Albert Heijn worked to restore delivery operations in full.
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