On Friday the parent company of Stop & Shop, Ahold Delhaize, released a statement that said an investigation is being conducted after a recent cybersecurity issue within its U.S. network. Their security team along with outside cybersecurity experts are working to detect the issue and take steps to further protect their systems.

Kaitlyn Krasselt, a spokeswoman for the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection which regulates pharmacies in the state, said the agency was aware of delays in processing prescriptions at Stop & Shop pharmacies last Friday, but that the backlog has since been resolved.

Some shelves are looking bare inside Stop & Shop grocery stores as the chain's parent company continues to grapple with a cybersecurity issue. Officials at Ahold Delhaize USA, the parent company of both Shop & Shop and Hannaford,

Stop & Shop supermarkets across the state have bare shelves due to a cybersecurity issue. “A lot of the shelves were empty, a lot of staples too,” Hamden resident Michael Montefusco said. Shelf after shelf were bare causing customers like Montefusco to cut his grocery list short.

Officials with the Dutch company Ahold Delhaize didn't share specifics about how many stores have been impacted.

A cybersecurity “issue” has led the parent company of a supermarket chain to disconnect some systems to protect them. Ahold Delhaize USA said it recently detected a cybersecurity issue within its US network.

The parent company of Stop & Shop, Ahold Delhaize USA, disclosed on Friday that it had experienced a cybersecurity issue.