Important information about Dutch employment data related to the November 8 Ahold Delhaize USA cybersecurity issue
April 22, 2025 - As reported last year, Ahold Delhaize USA detected a cybersecurity issue within its U.S. network. Immediately upon detecting the issue, our security teams began an investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity experts. We also notified law enforcement. Based on our investigation, we believe certain files were taken from some of our internal U.S. business systems.
Our teams continue to diligently review files that may have been impacted to understand their nature and scope, including to determine if, and to what extent, the information of individuals was affected.
Based on this review, we recently learned that certain Dutch employment data may have been contained in the affected files. We have notified the Dutch Data Protection Authority. You can find more information about this issue here www.aholddelhaize.com/cybersecurityissue.
The security of our customers, associates and partners is a top priority. We are continuing to evaluate the impact to our data in connection with this cybersecurity issue and we will notify affected individuals in accordance with our legal obligations.
We sincerely apologize for this.
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