Walmart glitch not caused by a hacker attack, says Walmart spokesperson, Shoppers seeking discounts on Walmart's website Wednesday morning were shocked after they discovered that items normally listed at several hundreds of dollars were being sold at insanely low prices. As reported by Yahoo!, a Walmart glitch caused items such as computer monitors and projectors to be priced at $8.85.
The Walmart glitch also caused treadmills, which usually cost hundreds of dollars, to be sold at the extremely low price of just $33 dollars.
News of the Walmart glitch spread quickly on social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram, which caused various products to be sold out online in a matter of hours.
A spokesman for Walmart insisted that the glitch was not the result of a hacker attack and they are still scanning prices of items on the site to make sure the glitch is not causing other pricing problems.
"We experienced a technical error that caused some items to show incorrect pricing," Walmart said in a statement. "We are working quickly to correct the error and during this time, there may be intermittent site availability. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers."
Ravi Jariwala, a spokesman for Walmart, said: "I want to make very clear this is not a hack. This is an internal technical error."
"We have millions of products in our website. This error affected a group of items," Jariwala continued. She also stated that the Walmart glitch was being fixed.
Most of the items affected by the glitch were electronic items, Jariwala said, adding that the website was unavailable for a few moments on Wednesday while repairs were made.
The company did not specify how many orders were carried out with the wrong deals during the Walmart glitch and it is still unclear if Walmart will honor the items sold to customers at incorrect prices.
The Walmart glitch also caused treadmills, which usually cost hundreds of dollars, to be sold at the extremely low price of just $33 dollars.
News of the Walmart glitch spread quickly on social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram, which caused various products to be sold out online in a matter of hours.
A spokesman for Walmart insisted that the glitch was not the result of a hacker attack and they are still scanning prices of items on the site to make sure the glitch is not causing other pricing problems.
"We experienced a technical error that caused some items to show incorrect pricing," Walmart said in a statement. "We are working quickly to correct the error and during this time, there may be intermittent site availability. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers."
Ravi Jariwala, a spokesman for Walmart, said: "I want to make very clear this is not a hack. This is an internal technical error."
"We have millions of products in our website. This error affected a group of items," Jariwala continued. She also stated that the Walmart glitch was being fixed.
Most of the items affected by the glitch were electronic items, Jariwala said, adding that the website was unavailable for a few moments on Wednesday while repairs were made.
The company did not specify how many orders were carried out with the wrong deals during the Walmart glitch and it is still unclear if Walmart will honor the items sold to customers at incorrect prices.
