Overview
- UNFI discovered a cyberattack on June 5 and proactively shut down affected systems to contain unauthorized activity.
- The outage has disrupted deliveries to more than 30,000 retailers, causing empty and delayed replenishments at stores such as Whole Foods.
- UNFI has notified law enforcement and hired third-party cybersecurity experts under its incident response plan.
- The company is using interim workarounds to fulfill orders, but the full scope of the breach and potential data loss remains unclear.
- UNFI’s shares fell over 8% following the disclosure as it continues efforts to restore its IT systems.