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McDonald's | [[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. | ||
==The Incident == | ==The Incident== | ||
On June 11, 2021 The Wall Street Journal announced McDonald's was exposed to a data breach. | 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. | ||
=== | ===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, | 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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Latest revision as of 01:04, 28 March 2026
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.
The Incident
[edit | edit source]On June 11, 2021, The Wall Street Journal announced McDonald's was exposed to a data breach. [1] 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. [2]
Aftermath
[edit | edit source]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 response
[edit | edit source]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,[3]".
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Haddon, Heather (2021-06-11). "McDonald's Hit by Data Breach". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach
- ↑ Thorbecke, Catherine (2021-06-11). "McDonald's hit by data breach impacting some customer information in Asia". ABCNews. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
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