A major food distributor that supplies items to Whole Foods and other grocers was hit with a cyberattack that could impact supply at some stores.
North American wholesale distributor United Natural Foods said Monday, June 9 that unauthorized activity in its systems forced it to take some of them offline. Forensics experts and law enforcement are both investigating, the company said in a statement.
"We are assessing the unauthorized activity and working to restore our systems to safely bring them back online. As we work through this issue, our customers, suppliers, and associates are our highest priority. We are working closely with them to minimize disruption as much as possible," the statement reads.
The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the incident "has temporarily impacted the company’s ability to fulfill and distribute customer orders" since it was discovered by the company on Thursday, June 5.
A Whole Foods spokesperson said the supermarket chain is working to restock its shelves as quickly as possible and said it apologies for any inconveniences to customers.
