United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), a major grocery distributor, experienced a significant cyberattack that forced the company to halt critical operations and take systems offline. The attack severely impacted UNFI's ability to fulfill and distribute customer orders, causing disruptions throughout the grocery supply chain. As a primary distributor for Whole Foods Market and a key supplier to approximately 30,000 retail locations, the disruption threatened to affect grocery stores nationwide. The company's extensive distribution network includes 58 distribution centers with 31 million square feet of warehouse space, and offers approximately 250,000 products from over 11,000 suppliers. The investigation into the breach is ongoing, and UNFI is working to minimize disruptions while safely restoring systems.

Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/united-natural-foods-suffers-cyberattack/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/unfi

"id": "unf901060925",
"linkid": "unfi",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Approximately 30,000 retail '
                                              'locations across the United '
                                              'States and Canada',
                        'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'location': 'Providence, Rhode Island',
                        'name': 'United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)',
                        'type': 'Wholesale food distributor'}],
 'date_detected': '2025-06-05',
 'description': 'United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), one of North America’s '
                'largest wholesale food distributors, experienced a '
                'significant cyberattack that forced the company to halt '
                'critical operations and take systems offline on June 5, 2025.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'Ongoing disruptions',
            'operational_impact': 'Disruption in fulfilling and distributing '
                                  'customer orders',
            'systems_affected': 'Information technology systems'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'references': [{'source': 'United Natural Foods, Inc. official release'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Official release stating ongoing '
                                        'investigation and efforts to minimize '
                                        'disruption',
              'containment_measures': 'Systems taken offline',
              'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Yes',
              'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes',
              'recovery_measures': 'Emergency workarounds to maintain limited '
                                   'operations',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Forensics experts, cybersecurity '
                                        'professionals'},
 'title': 'Cyberattack on United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)',
 'type': 'Cyberattack'}