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When asked about the bare shelves and signage about IT issues, Stop & Shop responded with a press release from parent company Ahold Delhaize on Thursday saying it had “detected a cybersecurity issue within its U.S. network” and was investigating with help from outside experts.

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.

SOUTHBURY - The shelves at Stop & Shop in Southbury Plaza were finally back to near normal Thursday following a data breach of the supermarket chain's ordering system that had left them all but bare.It was a similar story across the state,

Stop & Shop officials said an IT system outage is the reason behind empty shelves and low supply on some of the essentials.

The chain's grocery stores are short on certain products as the parent company deals with an undisclosed cybersecurity incident.