New York (CNN) 鈥 A cybersecurity attack is hampering some customers from getting their doughnuts at Krispy Kreme, the company revealed Wednesday.
The chain said in a regulatory statement that it had detected 鈥渦nauthorized activity on a portion鈥 of its technology late last month that is still causing 鈥渃ertain operational disruptions,鈥 notably its online ordering function for portions of the United States.
Krispy Kreme said the hack will probably hurt its bottom line because of a loss of revenue from the disruption to online ordering, paying for cybersecurity experts and the cost to restore its systems.
Federal law enforcement has been notified of the hack and the 鈥渇ull scope, nature, and impact of the incident are not yet known,鈥 Krispy Kreme said.
Its 400 US locations are open for in-person ordering, and delivery to Krispy Kreme鈥檚 partners, such as grocery stores and nearly 2,000 restaurants, are unaffected.
In addition to expanding its partnership with 惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 this year, Krispy Kreme recently announced it sold a majority stake of Insomnia Cookies brand to private equity firms as part of its focus on delivering fresh doughnuts.
Krispy Kreme () went public for the . The stock fell about 1% in premarket trading and is down 30% for the year.
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