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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==

[[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==

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[[Category:McDonald's]]

[[Category:Data breaches]]

[[Category:2021 incidents]]

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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==
 [[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==
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 [[Category:McDonald's]]
 [[Category:Data breaches]]
+[[Category:2021 incidents]]