Supplier Cyberattack Leaves Empty Shelves at Whole Foods Stores

Whole Foods is among retail grocers across the country experiencing shortages after a major supplier was hit by a cyberattack. Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods, Inc. reported the attack on June 5 in a report to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NBC News reported that since then, Whole Foods and other natural food outlets across the country are left with product shortages.

UNFI said in its filing with the SEC that once the online breach was discovered, it initiated “containment measures, including proactively taking certain systems offline, which has temporarily impacted the Company’s ability to fulfill and distribute customer orders.”

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