McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack - Revision history

Mr Pollo at 01:04, 28 March 2026

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	[[McDonald's]] ~~was~~ victim to a data breach that exposed customer data for South Korean and Taiwanese users. It was detected when ~~unauthorised~~ activity was ~~detected~~ on the company's network~~. [[McDonald's]] mentioned employee data was accessed with no specification of countries affected~~.		[[McDonald's]] fell victim to a data breach that exposed customer data for South Korean and Taiwanese users. It was detected when unauthorized activity was noticed on the company's network.

	==<ref>{{Cite ~~journal~~ \|first=~~AFP~~ \|date=2021-06-11 \|title=McDonald’s ~~Says Hackers Breached~~ Data ~~in Taiwan, South Korea~~ \|url=~~https://www.securityweek.com/mcdonalds-says-hackers-breached-data-taiwan-south-korea/ \|journal=Security Week}}</ref>The Incident==~~		==The Incident==
	~~On June 11, 2021 The [~~https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/mcdonalds-hit-by-data-breach-in-south-korea-taiwan-11623412800 Wall Street Journal~~] announced [[McDonald's]] was exposed to a data breach.~~ The data exposed included restaurant information, customer emails, phone numbers, and addresses for delivery customers in South Korea and Taiwan. Employee information including, names and contact information. <ref>https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach</ref>		On June 11, 2021, The [https://www.wsj.com/ Wall Street Journal] announced [[McDonald's]] was exposed to a data breach. <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Haddon \|first=Heather \|date=2021-06-11 \|title=McDonald’s Hit by Data Breach \|url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/mcdonalds-hit-by-data-breach-in-south-korea-taiwan-11623412800 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-03-24 \|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> The data exposed included restaurant information, customer emails, phone numbers, and addresses for delivery customers in South Korea and Taiwan. Employee information including, names and contact information. <ref>https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach</ref>

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	[[McDonald's]] notified users and regulators affected by the incident. The threat actors for the data breach where not publicly identified, and no evidence suggested the data was sold or released publicly.		[[McDonald's]] notified users and regulators affected by the incident. The threat actors for the data breach where not publicly identified, and no evidence suggested the data was sold or released publicly.

	===~~[Company]~~'s response===		===McDonald's response===
	In a statement to ABC news, [[McDonald's]] said it worked with "Experienced third parties" to conduct an investigation into the breach. "While we were able to close off access quickly after identification, our investigation has determined that a small number of files were accessed, some of which contained personal data,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Thorbecke \|first=Catherine \|date=2021-06-11 \|title=McDonald's hit by data breach impacting some customer information in Asia \|url=https://abcnews.com/Business/mcdonalds-hit-data-breach-impacting-customer-information-asia/story?id=78220152 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-03-24 \|work=ABCNews}}</ref>".		In a statement to [https://abcnews.com/ ABC news], [[McDonald's]] said it worked with "Experienced third parties" to conduct an investigation into the breach. "While we were able to close off access quickly after identification, our investigation has determined that a small number of files were accessed, some of which contained personal data,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Thorbecke \|first=Catherine \|date=2021-06-11 \|title=McDonald's hit by data breach impacting some customer information in Asia \|url=https://abcnews.com/Business/mcdonalds-hit-data-breach-impacting-customer-information-asia/story?id=78220152 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-03-24 \|work=ABCNews}}</ref>".

	==References==		==References==

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	McDonald's was victim to a data breach that exposed customer data for South Korean and Taiwanese users. ~~[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57447404]~~ It was detected when unauthorised activity was detected on the company's network. McDonald's mentioned employee data was accessed with no specification of countries affected. ~~[https://www.securityweek.com/mcdonalds-says-hackers-breached-data-taiwan-south-korea/]~~		[[McDonald's]] was victim to a data breach that exposed customer data for South Korean and Taiwanese users. It was detected when unauthorised activity was detected on the company's network. [[McDonald's]] mentioned employee data was accessed with no specification of countries affected.

	==The Incident ==		==<ref>{{Cite journal \|first=AFP \|date=2021-06-11 \|title=McDonald’s Says Hackers Breached Data in Taiwan, South Korea \|url=https://www.securityweek.com/mcdonalds-says-hackers-breached-data-taiwan-south-korea/ \|journal=Security Week}}</ref>The Incident==
	On June 11, 2021 The ~~Wall Street Journal announced McDonald's was exposed to a data breach.~~ [https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/mcdonalds-hit-by-data-breach-in-south-korea-taiwan-11623412800]. The data exposed included restaurant information, customer emails, phone numbers, and addresses for delivery customers in South Korea and Taiwan. Employee information including, names and contact information. [https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach]		On June 11, 2021 The [https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/mcdonalds-hit-by-data-breach-in-south-korea-taiwan-11623412800 Wall Street Journal] announced [[McDonald's]] was exposed to a data breach. The data exposed included restaurant information, customer emails, phone numbers, and addresses for delivery customers in South Korea and Taiwan. Employee information including, names and contact information. <ref>https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach</ref>

	==Aftermath ==		==Aftermath==
	McDonald's notified users and regulators affected by the incident. The threat actors for the data breach where not publicly identified, and no evidence suggested the data was sold or released publicly.		[[McDonald's]] notified users and regulators affected by the incident. The threat actors for the data breach where not publicly identified, and no evidence suggested the data was sold or released publicly.

	===[Company]'s response===		===[Company]'s response===
	In a statement to ABC news, McDonald's said it worked with "Experienced third parties" to conduct an investigation into the breach. "While we were able to close off access quickly after identification, our investigation has determined that a small number of files were accessed, some of which contained personal data,~~". [~~https://abcnews.com/Business/mcdonalds-hit-data-breach-impacting-customer-information-asia/story?id=78220152]		In a statement to ABC news, [[McDonald's]] said it worked with "Experienced third parties" to conduct an investigation into the breach. "While we were able to close off access quickly after identification, our investigation has determined that a small number of files were accessed, some of which contained personal data,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Thorbecke \|first=Catherine \|date=2021-06-11 \|title=McDonald's hit by data breach impacting some customer information in Asia \|url=https://abcnews.com/Business/mcdonalds-hit-data-breach-impacting-customer-information-asia/story?id=78220152 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-03-24 \|work=ABCNews}}</ref>".

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ServantsOfTheOilDragon: Article Written: Incident, Aftermath, Customer Response.

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+In a statement to ABC news, McDonald's said it worked with "Experienced third parties" to conduct an investigation into the breach. "While we were able to close off access quickly after identification, our investigation has determined that a small number of files were accessed, some of which contained personal data,". [https://abcnews.com/Business/mcdonalds-hit-data-breach-impacting-customer-information-asia/story?id=78220152]
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