Stop & Shop’s owner, Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize, has been tight-lipped since announcing the issue Nov. 8. Some CT stores are short on some foods.

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.

Efforts to investigate the cybersecurity “issue” prompted the grocery giant's parent company to disconnect some systems to protect them.

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

Stop & Shop supermarkets across Connecticut 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.