United Natural Foods, a significant food wholesaler and supplier to Whole Foods, encountered unauthorized network activity, prompting the company to halt several of its systems. The issue surfaced on June 5, and was reported to the SEC on June 9. This cyber incident has disrupted their ability to fulfill customer orders and impacted business operations temporarily. Similar to other recent attacks on large retail chains, concerns about potential ransomware threats loom, with a notable drop in the company's stock price following the announcement.
United Natural Foods, a major food wholesaler and supplier to Whole Foods, has taken its systems offline following unauthorized activity on its networks.
The company reported a cyber incident on June 9, revealing it became aware of network unauthorized activity on June 5, prompting immediate precautionary measures.
The cyber incident led to temporary disruptions in fulfilling customer orders and affected business operations, reminiscent of previous ransomware attacks on other retail chains.
As a precaution, United Natural shut down several systems, but did not provide further details on the nature of the unauthorized activity discovered.
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