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SquidthePlummer: YUM BRANDS EDITTTT TIME!!!!!!!!!!

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YUM BRANDS EDITTTT TIME!!!!!!!!!!

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	\|Website=https://www.pizzahut.com/		\|Website=https://www.pizzahut.com/
	\|Description=company all about over-priced, over-rated pizza's		\|Description=company all about over-priced, over-rated pizza's
	}}Founded in May 31, 1958 in Whichia Kansas by Dan Carney and Frank Carney, [[wikipedia:Pizza_Hut\|Pizza Hut]] is an pizza restaurant chain that's a subsidiary to [[~~wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|~~Yum! Brands]]. The company holds the third largest pizza chain behind [[Domino's]] and Hunt Brothers Pizza. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-01-15 \|title=10 Largest pizza chains in the United States in 2026 \|url=https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/10-largest-pizza-chains-in-the-usa/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=ScrapeHero \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251202172655/https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/10-largest-pizza-chains-in-the-usa/ \|archive-date=2 Dec 2025}}</ref>		}}Founded in May 31, 1958 in Whichia Kansas by Dan Carney and Frank Carney, [[wikipedia:Pizza_Hut\|Pizza Hut]] is an pizza restaurant chain that's a subsidiary to [[Yum! Brands]]. The company holds the third largest pizza chain behind [[Domino's]] and Hunt Brothers Pizza. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-01-15 \|title=10 Largest pizza chains in the United States in 2026 \|url=https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/10-largest-pizza-chains-in-the-usa/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=ScrapeHero \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251202172655/https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/10-largest-pizza-chains-in-the-usa/ \|archive-date=2 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

SquidthePlummer: YUM BRANDSSSSSS

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YUM BRANDSSSSSS

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	* Privacy Violations		*Privacy Violations
	* Security Vulnerabilities		*Security Vulnerabilities
	* Slow responses and Fixes		*Slow responses and Fixes

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===		===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===
	Pizza is suffering an class action lawsuit filed by Danuel Cortez over violation of [[wikipedia:Telephone_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_1991\|Telephone Consumer Protection Act]] with continuation of sending messages after users opted-out. The company and it's parent company [[~~wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|~~Yum! Brands]] hasn't commented on the lawsuit, however it's still in progress.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Troutman \|first=Eric \|date=2025-10-08 \|title="DO NOT SEND ME ANYMORE MESSAGES!!!!”: Pizza Hut Sued for Failing to Honor SMS Opt Out Request–And The Trend Continues \|url=https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=National Law Review \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251113142624/https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|archive-date=13 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-11 \|title=Pizza Hut class action claims restaurant does not honor requests to opt out of text messages \|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Top Class Actions \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260224123421/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref>		Pizza is suffering an class action lawsuit filed by Danuel Cortez over violation of [[wikipedia:Telephone_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_1991\|Telephone Consumer Protection Act]] with continuation of sending messages after users opted-out. The company and it's parent company [[Yum! Brands]] hasn't commented on the lawsuit, however it's still in progress.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Troutman \|first=Eric \|date=2025-10-08 \|title="DO NOT SEND ME ANYMORE MESSAGES!!!!”: Pizza Hut Sued for Failing to Honor SMS Opt Out Request–And The Trend Continues \|url=https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=National Law Review \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251113142624/https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|archive-date=13 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-11 \|title=Pizza Hut class action claims restaurant does not honor requests to opt out of text messages \|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Top Class Actions \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260224123421/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref>

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	===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===		===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===
	Pizza is suffering an class action lawsuit filed by Danuel Cortez over violation of [[wikipedia:Telephone_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_1991\|Telephone Consumer Protection Act]] with continuation of sending messages after users opted-out. The company and it's parent company [[wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|Yum! Brands]] hasn't commented on the lawsuit, however it's still in progress.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Troutman \|first=Eric \|date=2025-10-08 \|title="DO NOT SEND ME ANYMORE MESSAGES!!!!”: Pizza Hut Sued for Failing to Honor SMS Opt Out Request–And The Trend Continues \|url=https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=National Law Review \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251113142624/https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|archive-date=13 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-11 \|title=Pizza Hut class action claims restaurant does not honor requests to opt out of text messages \|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Top Class Actions}}</ref>		Pizza is suffering an class action lawsuit filed by Danuel Cortez over violation of [[wikipedia:Telephone_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_1991\|Telephone Consumer Protection Act]] with continuation of sending messages after users opted-out. The company and it's parent company [[wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|Yum! Brands]] hasn't commented on the lawsuit, however it's still in progress.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Troutman \|first=Eric \|date=2025-10-08 \|title="DO NOT SEND ME ANYMORE MESSAGES!!!!”: Pizza Hut Sued for Failing to Honor SMS Opt Out Request–And The Trend Continues \|url=https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=National Law Review \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251113142624/https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|archive-date=13 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-11 \|title=Pizza Hut class action claims restaurant does not honor requests to opt out of text messages \|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Top Class Actions \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260224123421/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==='''Pizza Hut Australia Data Breach'''===		==='''Pizza Hut Australia Data Breach'''===
	On September 2023, hacker group ShinyHunter gained access to [[Amazon]] Web Services used by Pizza Hut, allowing access of 30 million order records and 200,000 customer names, email addresses, home addresses, and mobile numbers, with the rest of customers information (credit cards and passwords) were encrypted.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cluley \|first=Graham= \|date=2023-09-03 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers' details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group \|url=https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/pizza-hut-australia-leaks-one-million-customers-details-claims-shinyhunters-hacking-group \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=Bitdefender}}</ref> ShinyHunter demanded the company pay $300,000 for the data to be deleted shortly after the hack, Pizza Hut responded by hiring cybersecurity specialist to fix the issue and contacted affected customers of the hack. it is unknown whether payment deals were made between Pizza Hut and ShinyHunter.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rawling \|first=Caitlin \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut says nearly two-hundred thousand customers affected by data breach \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/pizza-hut-customers-affected-by-cyber-hack/102881804 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=ABC \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251009230848/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/pizza-hut-customers-affected-by-cyber-hack/102881804 \|archive-date=9 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2023-09-21 \|title=Data breach reveals distressing info: People who order pineapple on pizza \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=TheRegister \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114155123/https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref><blockquote>"From our investigation and the steps taken in response to the incident, we believe there is only a small proportion of customers on our database whose personal information has been impacted. We have notified these customers as well as the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) of the incident." <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Dixon \|first=Georgia \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia confirms major data breach \|url=https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=SafeWise \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250914135614/https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/ \|archive-date=14 Sep 2025}}</ref></blockquote>		On September 2023, hacker group ShinyHunter gained access to [[Amazon]] Web Services used by Pizza Hut, allowing access of 30 million order records and 200,000 customer names, email addresses, home addresses, and mobile numbers, with the rest of customers information (credit cards and passwords) were encrypted.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cluley \|first=Graham= \|date=2023-09-03 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers' details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group \|url=https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/pizza-hut-australia-leaks-one-million-customers-details-claims-shinyhunters-hacking-group \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=Bitdefender \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224123319/https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/pizza-hut-australia-leaks-one-million-customers-details-claims-shinyhunters-hacking-group \|archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref> ShinyHunter demanded the company pay $300,000 for the data to be deleted shortly after the hack, Pizza Hut responded by hiring cybersecurity specialist to fix the issue and contacted affected customers of the hack. it is unknown whether payment deals were made between Pizza Hut and ShinyHunter.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rawling \|first=Caitlin \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut says nearly two-hundred thousand customers affected by data breach \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/pizza-hut-customers-affected-by-cyber-hack/102881804 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=ABC \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251009230848/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/pizza-hut-customers-affected-by-cyber-hack/102881804 \|archive-date=9 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2023-09-21 \|title=Data breach reveals distressing info: People who order pineapple on pizza \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=TheRegister \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114155123/https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref><blockquote>"From our investigation and the steps taken in response to the incident, we believe there is only a small proportion of customers on our database whose personal information has been impacted. We have notified these customers as well as the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) of the incident." <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Dixon \|first=Georgia \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia confirms major data breach \|url=https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=SafeWise \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250914135614/https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/ \|archive-date=14 Sep 2025}}</ref></blockquote>

	===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===		===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	~~{{Ph-C-CIS}}~~
			* Privacy Violations
			* Security Vulnerabilities
			* Slow responses and Fixes

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===2017 Data Breach===		===2017 Data Breach===
	~~https://www.theregister.com/2017/10/16/pizza_hut_data_breach/~~		On October 1 till October 2, Pizza Hut experienced a website and mobile application data breach leaking 60,000 customers name, billing zip code, delivery address, email address, gift card number, gift card pin, and payment card information. Pizza hut discovered and fixed the issue quickly on October 5, later sending an sent an email to customers affected on October 14.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ashford \|first=Warwick \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Pizza Hut data breach shows need for board control \|url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450428256/Pizza-Hut-data-breach-shows-need-for-board-control \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=ComputerWeekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Baker McKinzie \|url=https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM9745.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=Baker McKinzie}}</ref><blockquote>"We have learned that the information of some customers who visited our website or mobile application during an approximately 28-hour period (from the morning of October 1, 2017 through midday on October 2, 2017) and subsequently placed an order may have been compromised. Pizza Hut identified the security intrusion quickly and took immediate action to halt it. The security intrusion at issue impacted a small percentage of our customers and we estimate that less than one percent of the visits to our website over the course of the relevant week were affected. That said, we regret to say that we believe your information is among that impacted group."</blockquote>The company had faced criticism after the incident for informing consumers 2 weeks after, with one response on twitter replied to pizza hut; <blockquote>"Hey @pizzahut, thanks for telling me you got hacked 2 weeks after you lost my cc number. And a week after someone started using it. #timely"</blockquote>

	~~A response from~~ Pizza Hut ~~Spokesperson;<blockquote>"Pizza Hut takes the information security of our~~ customers ~~very seriously~~ and ~~invests in resources to protect the customer~~ information ~~in our care~~. ~~We value~~ the ~~trust our~~ customers ~~place in us, regret that this happened, and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused"~~
	~~'''bruh just dont collect it in first place- (will delete but just wanna point out for now)'''~~ <~~/blockquote~~>

	===~~'''~~Pizza Hut ~~2023 Security Vulnerability''' ==~~=
	https://~~cybernews~~.com/news/~~yum~~-~~brands~~-data-~~leak~~-~~pizza~~-~~hut~~-~~taco~~-~~bell/~~

	~~https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit~~-~~settlements/privacy/data~~-~~breach/kfc~~-~~pizza~~-~~hut~~-~~parent~~-~~company~~-~~suffers-data-breach-after-ransomware-attack/~~

	https://~~www~~.~~safewise~~.com/au/~~pizza~~-~~hut~~-~~australia~~-~~hack~~/

	~~https:~~/~~/www~~.~~theregister~~.~~com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach~~/

	https://www.~~securityweek~~.com/~~yum~~-~~brands~~-~~discloses~~-~~data~~-~~breach-following-ransomware-attack~~/		After the public announcement of the hack, a response from Pizza Hut Spokesperson spoke about the incident, saying;<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Kat \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Customers cheesed off after card details nicked in Pizza Hut data breach \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2017/10/16/pizza_hut_data_breach/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=The Register}}</ref><blockquote>"Pizza Hut takes the information security of our customers very seriously and invests in resources to protect the customer information in our care. We value the trust our customers place in us, regret that this happened, and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused" </blockquote>

	==~~Lawsuits~~==		==='''Pizza Hut Australia Data Breach'''===
			On September 2023, hacker group ShinyHunter gained access to [[Amazon]] Web Services used by Pizza Hut, allowing access of 30 million order records and 200,000 customer names, email addresses, home addresses, and mobile numbers, with the rest of customers information (credit cards and passwords) were encrypted.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cluley \|first=Graham= \|date=2023-09-03 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers' details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group \|url=https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/pizza-hut-australia-leaks-one-million-customers-details-claims-shinyhunters-hacking-group \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=Bitdefender}}</ref> ShinyHunter demanded the company pay $300,000 for the data to be deleted shortly after the hack, Pizza Hut responded by hiring cybersecurity specialist to fix the issue and contacted affected customers of the hack. it is unknown whether payment deals were made between Pizza Hut and ShinyHunter.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rawling \|first=Caitlin \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut says nearly two-hundred thousand customers affected by data breach \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/pizza-hut-customers-affected-by-cyber-hack/102881804 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=ABC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2023-09-21 \|title=Data breach reveals distressing info: People who order pineapple on pizza \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=TheRegister}}</ref><blockquote>"From our investigation and the steps taken in response to the incident, we believe there is only a small proportion of customers on our database whose personal information has been impacted. We have notified these customers as well as the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) of the incident." <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Dixon \|first=Georgia \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia confirms major data breach \|url=https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=SafeWise}}</ref></blockquote>

	=== ~~Collect data~~ regardless if ~~consumer said no~~ ===		===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===
	https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/		Pizza is suffering an class action lawsuit filed by Danuel Cortez over violation of [[wikipedia:Telephone_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_1991\|Telephone Consumer Protection Act]] with continuation of sending messages after users opted-out. The company and it's parent company [[wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|Yum! Brands]] hasn't commented on the lawsuit, however it's still in progress.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Troutman \|first=Eric \|date=2025-10-08 \|title="DO NOT SEND ME ANYMORE MESSAGES!!!!”: Pizza Hut Sued for Failing to Honor SMS Opt Out Request–And The Trend Continues \|url=https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=National Law Review}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-11 \|title=Pizza Hut class action claims restaurant does not honor requests to opt out of text messages \|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Top Class Actions}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[Papa John's]]		*[[Papa John's]]
	* [[Little Caesars Pizza]]		*[[Little Caesars Pizza]]

	==References==		==References==

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	\|Description=company all about over-priced, over-rated pizza's		\|Description=company all about over-priced, over-rated pizza's
	}}		}}Founded in May 31, 1958 in Whichia Kansas by Dan Carney and Frank Carney, [[wikipedia:Pizza_Hut\|Pizza Hut]] is an pizza restaurant chain that's a subsidiary to [[wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|Yum! Brands]]. The company holds the third largest pizza chain behind [[Domino's]] and Hunt Brothers Pizza. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-01-15 \|title=10 Largest pizza chains in the United States in 2026 \|url=https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/10-largest-pizza-chains-in-the-usa/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=ScrapeHero}}</ref>
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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	{{~~Ph-C-Inc~~}}		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
			===2017 Data Breach===
			https://www.theregister.com/2017/10/16/pizza_hut_data_breach/

	~~This is a list~~ of ~~all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved~~ in. ~~Any incidents not mentioned here can be found~~ in ~~the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].~~		A response from Pizza Hut Spokesperson;<blockquote>"Pizza Hut takes the information security of our customers very seriously and invests in resources to protect the customer information in our care. We value the trust our customers place in us, regret that this happened, and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused"
	~~===Example incident one~~ (''~~date~~'~~')===~~		'''bruh just dont collect it in first place- (will delete but just wanna point out for now)''' </blockquote>
	~~{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}~~
	~~Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).~~		==='''Pizza Hut 2023 Security Vulnerability''' ===
	===~~Example incident two (~~''~~date~~'')===		https://cybernews.com/news/yum-brands-data-leak-pizza-hut-taco-bell/
	...
			https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/kfc-pizza-hut-parent-company-suffers-data-breach-after-ransomware-attack/

			https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/

			https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/

			https://www.securityweek.com/yum-brands-discloses-data-breach-following-ransomware-attack/

			==Lawsuits==

	==~~Products~~==		=== Collect data regardless if consumer said no ===
	~~{{Ph~~-C-~~P}}~~		https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~
			* [[Papa John's]]
			* [[Little Caesars Pizza]]

	==References==		==References==

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	}}Founded in May 31, 1958 in Whichia Kansas by Dan Carney and Frank Carney, [[wikipedia:Pizza_Hut\|Pizza Hut]] is an pizza restaurant chain that's a subsidiary to [[wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|Yum! Brands]]. The company holds the third largest pizza chain behind [[Domino's]] and Hunt Brothers Pizza. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-01-15 \|title=10 Largest pizza chains in the United States in 2026 \|url=https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/10-largest-pizza-chains-in-the-usa/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=ScrapeHero}}</ref>		}}Founded in May 31, 1958 in Whichia Kansas by Dan Carney and Frank Carney, [[wikipedia:Pizza_Hut\|Pizza Hut]] is an pizza restaurant chain that's a subsidiary to [[wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|Yum! Brands]]. The company holds the third largest pizza chain behind [[Domino's]] and Hunt Brothers Pizza. <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-01-15 \|title=10 Largest pizza chains in the United States in 2026 \|url=https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/10-largest-pizza-chains-in-the-usa/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=ScrapeHero \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251202172655/https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/10-largest-pizza-chains-in-the-usa/ \|archive-date=2 Dec 2025}}</ref>

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	===2017 Data Breach===		===2017 Data Breach===
	On October 1 till October 2, Pizza Hut experienced a website and mobile application data breach leaking 60,000 customers name, billing zip code, delivery address, email address, gift card number, gift card pin, and payment card information. Pizza hut discovered and fixed the issue quickly on October 5, later sending an sent an email to customers affected on October 14.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ashford \|first=Warwick \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Pizza Hut data breach shows need for board control \|url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450428256/Pizza-Hut-data-breach-shows-need-for-board-control \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=ComputerWeekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Baker McKinzie \|url=https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM9745.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=Baker McKinzie}}</ref><blockquote>"We have learned that the information of some customers who visited our website or mobile application during an approximately 28-hour period (from the morning of October 1, 2017 through midday on October 2, 2017) and subsequently placed an order may have been compromised. Pizza Hut identified the security intrusion quickly and took immediate action to halt it. The security intrusion at issue impacted a small percentage of our customers and we estimate that less than one percent of the visits to our website over the course of the relevant week were affected. That said, we regret to say that we believe your information is among that impacted group."</blockquote>The company had faced criticism after the incident for informing consumers 2 weeks after, with one response on twitter replied to pizza hut; <blockquote>"Hey @pizzahut, thanks for telling me you got hacked 2 weeks after you lost my cc number. And a week after someone started using it. #timely"</blockquote>		On October 1 till October 2, Pizza Hut experienced a website and mobile application data breach leaking 60,000 customers name, billing zip code, delivery address, email address, gift card number, gift card pin, and payment card information. Pizza hut discovered and fixed the issue quickly on October 5, later sending an sent an email to customers affected on October 14.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ashford \|first=Warwick \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Pizza Hut data breach shows need for board control \|url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450428256/Pizza-Hut-data-breach-shows-need-for-board-control \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=ComputerWeekly \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251011141019/https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450428256/Pizza-Hut-data-breach-shows-need-for-board-control \|archive-date=11 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Baker McKinzie \|url=https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM9745.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=Baker McKinzie \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222055602/https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM9745.pdf \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref><blockquote>"We have learned that the information of some customers who visited our website or mobile application during an approximately 28-hour period (from the morning of October 1, 2017 through midday on October 2, 2017) and subsequently placed an order may have been compromised. Pizza Hut identified the security intrusion quickly and took immediate action to halt it. The security intrusion at issue impacted a small percentage of our customers and we estimate that less than one percent of the visits to our website over the course of the relevant week were affected. That said, we regret to say that we believe your information is among that impacted group."</blockquote>The company had faced criticism after the incident for informing consumers 2 weeks after, with one response on twitter replied to pizza hut; <blockquote>"Hey @pizzahut, thanks for telling me you got hacked 2 weeks after you lost my cc number. And a week after someone started using it. #timely"</blockquote>

	After the public announcement of the hack, a response from Pizza Hut Spokesperson spoke about the incident, saying;<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Kat \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Customers cheesed off after card details nicked in Pizza Hut data breach \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2017/10/16/pizza_hut_data_breach/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=The Register}}</ref><blockquote>"Pizza Hut takes the information security of our customers very seriously and invests in resources to protect the customer information in our care. We value the trust our customers place in us, regret that this happened, and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused" </blockquote>		After the public announcement of the hack, a response from Pizza Hut Spokesperson spoke about the incident, saying;<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Kat \|date=2017-10-16 \|title=Customers cheesed off after card details nicked in Pizza Hut data breach \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2017/10/16/pizza_hut_data_breach/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=The Register \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251207193234/https://www.theregister.com/2017/10/16/pizza_hut_data_breach/ \|archive-date=7 Dec 2025}}</ref><blockquote>"Pizza Hut takes the information security of our customers very seriously and invests in resources to protect the customer information in our care. We value the trust our customers place in us, regret that this happened, and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused" </blockquote>

	==='''Pizza Hut Australia Data Breach'''===		==='''Pizza Hut Australia Data Breach'''===
	On September 2023, hacker group ShinyHunter gained access to [[Amazon]] Web Services used by Pizza Hut, allowing access of 30 million order records and 200,000 customer names, email addresses, home addresses, and mobile numbers, with the rest of customers information (credit cards and passwords) were encrypted.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cluley \|first=Graham= \|date=2023-09-03 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers' details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group \|url=https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/pizza-hut-australia-leaks-one-million-customers-details-claims-shinyhunters-hacking-group \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=Bitdefender}}</ref> ShinyHunter demanded the company pay $300,000 for the data to be deleted shortly after the hack, Pizza Hut responded by hiring cybersecurity specialist to fix the issue and contacted affected customers of the hack. it is unknown whether payment deals were made between Pizza Hut and ShinyHunter.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rawling \|first=Caitlin \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut says nearly two-hundred thousand customers affected by data breach \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/pizza-hut-customers-affected-by-cyber-hack/102881804 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=ABC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2023-09-21 \|title=Data breach reveals distressing info: People who order pineapple on pizza \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=TheRegister}}</ref><blockquote>"From our investigation and the steps taken in response to the incident, we believe there is only a small proportion of customers on our database whose personal information has been impacted. We have notified these customers as well as the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) of the incident." <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Dixon \|first=Georgia \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia confirms major data breach \|url=https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=SafeWise}}</ref></blockquote>		On September 2023, hacker group ShinyHunter gained access to [[Amazon]] Web Services used by Pizza Hut, allowing access of 30 million order records and 200,000 customer names, email addresses, home addresses, and mobile numbers, with the rest of customers information (credit cards and passwords) were encrypted.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cluley \|first=Graham= \|date=2023-09-03 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers' details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group \|url=https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/pizza-hut-australia-leaks-one-million-customers-details-claims-shinyhunters-hacking-group \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=Bitdefender}}</ref> ShinyHunter demanded the company pay $300,000 for the data to be deleted shortly after the hack, Pizza Hut responded by hiring cybersecurity specialist to fix the issue and contacted affected customers of the hack. it is unknown whether payment deals were made between Pizza Hut and ShinyHunter.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rawling \|first=Caitlin \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut says nearly two-hundred thousand customers affected by data breach \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/pizza-hut-customers-affected-by-cyber-hack/102881804 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=ABC \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251009230848/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/pizza-hut-customers-affected-by-cyber-hack/102881804 \|archive-date=9 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2023-09-21 \|title=Data breach reveals distressing info: People who order pineapple on pizza \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=TheRegister \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114155123/https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/21/pizza_hut_australia_data_breach/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref><blockquote>"From our investigation and the steps taken in response to the incident, we believe there is only a small proportion of customers on our database whose personal information has been impacted. We have notified these customers as well as the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) of the incident." <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Dixon \|first=Georgia \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Pizza Hut Australia confirms major data breach \|url=https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-16 \|website=SafeWise \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250914135614/https://www.safewise.com/au/pizza-hut-australia-hack/ \|archive-date=14 Sep 2025}}</ref></blockquote>

	===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===		===Pizza Hut collection of Data regardless if Consumer opted-out Lawsuit===
	Pizza is suffering an class action lawsuit filed by Danuel Cortez over violation of [[wikipedia:Telephone_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_1991\|Telephone Consumer Protection Act]] with continuation of sending messages after users opted-out. The company and it's parent company [[wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|Yum! Brands]] hasn't commented on the lawsuit, however it's still in progress.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Troutman \|first=Eric \|date=2025-10-08 \|title="DO NOT SEND ME ANYMORE MESSAGES!!!!”: Pizza Hut Sued for Failing to Honor SMS Opt Out Request–And The Trend Continues \|url=https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=National Law Review}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-11 \|title=Pizza Hut class action claims restaurant does not honor requests to opt out of text messages \|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Top Class Actions}}</ref>		Pizza is suffering an class action lawsuit filed by Danuel Cortez over violation of [[wikipedia:Telephone_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_1991\|Telephone Consumer Protection Act]] with continuation of sending messages after users opted-out. The company and it's parent company [[wikipedia:Yum!_Brands\|Yum! Brands]] hasn't commented on the lawsuit, however it's still in progress.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Troutman \|first=Eric \|date=2025-10-08 \|title="DO NOT SEND ME ANYMORE MESSAGES!!!!”: Pizza Hut Sued for Failing to Honor SMS Opt Out Request–And The Trend Continues \|url=https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-17 \|website=National Law Review \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251113142624/https://natlawreview.com/article/do-not-send-me-anymore-messages-pizza-hut-sued-failing-honor-sms-opt-out-request \|archive-date=13 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-11 \|title=Pizza Hut class action claims restaurant does not honor requests to opt out of text messages \|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pizza-hut-class-action-claims-restaurant-does-not-honor-requests-to-opt-out-of-text-messages/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-15 \|website=Top Class Actions}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==