More than 2.2 million people, including over 95,000 Mainers, are among those affected by a cybersecurity breach that impacted IT systems at Hannaford back in November 2024.Ahold Delhaize USA, Hannaford’s parent company, released a notice to affected customers and employees on Thursday detailing the impacts of the breach and how the company is moving forward following.The breach allowed third party hackers to access personal information like names, home and email addresses, Social Security and driver’s license numbers, bank account numbers, and worker’s compensation information.In the notice, Ahold Delhaize notes that “the types of impacted information vary by affected individual.”Initial statements on the incident acknowledged concerns surrounding Hannaford’s IT systems, but exact details on what was compromised were not available to the public until Thursday.The notice also says that affected individuals will be offered credit monitoring and identity protection services. The company also added that affected persons should continue to review account statements and credit reports.Several large-scale cybersecurity incidents have already occurred around Maine in 2025, including a January breach on software used by schools in the state and hacks back in May that compromised systems at Covenant Health and Central Maine Health hospitals.According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Report, Maine currently ranks 46th among cybercrime complaints per state.Maine saw over 2,100 complaints in 2024, around a 30% increase from the year before.According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, with the growth of online shopping, grocery stores like Hannaford that use E-commerce services are growing targets for large-scale data breaches.
More than 2.2 million people, including over 95,000 Mainers, are among those affected by a cybersecurity breach that impacted IT systems at Hannaford back in November 2024.
Ahold Delhaize USA, Hannaford’s parent company, released a notice to affected customers and employees on Thursday detailing the impacts of the breach and how the company is moving forward following.
The breach allowed third party hackers to access personal information like names, home and email addresses, Social Security and driver’s license numbers, bank account numbers, and worker’s compensation information.
In the notice, Ahold Delhaize notes that “the types of impacted information vary by affected individual.”
Initial statements on the incident acknowledged concerns surrounding Hannaford’s IT systems, but exact details on what was compromised were not available to the public until Thursday.
The notice also says that affected individuals will be offered credit monitoring and identity protection services. The company also added that affected persons should continue to review account statements and credit reports.
Several large-scale cybersecurity incidents have already occurred around Maine in 2025, including a January breach on software used by schools in the state and hacks back in May that compromised systems at Covenant Health and Central Maine Health hospitals.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Report, Maine currently ranks 46th among cybercrime complaints per state.
Maine saw over 2,100 complaints in 2024, around a 30% increase from the year before.
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, with the growth of online shopping, grocery stores like Hannaford that use E-commerce services are growing targets for large-scale data breaches.
