The United Food Distribution Giant Natural Foods (INCC) said that it is making “significant progress” in recovering from a cyberataque that occurred almost two weeks ago, as groceries throughout North America are based on the distributor continue to report food shortages.
UNDI said in a Update on Sunday that their electronic order systems were restored, which their customers use to place orders for their grocery stores and supermarkets.
The company, which provides more than 30,000 stores throughout the United States and Canada with fresh produce and other products, was affected by a cyberattack on June 5, which the company spread several days after.
UNDI has not yet described the nature of Ciberataque, although he told the investors last week that he had closed his entire network to contain the incident. The ongoing interruption is Prevent the company from complying and distributing customer orders on a scale.
One of the largest affected groceries is Whole Foods, which is based on the Unfi as “primary distributor”. Several Whole Foods stores, including a visited by Techcrunch last week and others in the New York areaare experiencing scarcity of shelves In the midst of the interruptions of the IMFI. An employee of all California food told Techcrunch described supply problems in his store, saying that they had not seen some products for days.
Whole Foods previously told Techcrunch that he was working to restore his shelves “as quickly as possible”, but did not say when the shipments would return to normal.
People who work in local grocery stores and large chain supermarkets have told Techcrunch that they continue to experience the disruption of varying degrees. Some said that other distributors provide some supplies, while others continue to report problems with the order order to
The IMFI has not yet provided a schedule for recovery.
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