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[[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's Corporation]] is an American fast food restaurant chain with a net worth of $230.52 billion and owning 36,500 stores across 100 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-20 |title=How Many McDonald's Restaurants Are There in the United States? |url=https://www.locationscloud.com/intelligence-reports/mcdonalds-usa/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Locations Cloud}}</ref> | Founded in 1940 by Richard and Maurie McDonald, [[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's Corporation]] is an American fast food restaurant chain with a net worth of $230.52 billion and owning 36,500 stores across 100 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-20 |title=How Many McDonald's Restaurants Are There in the United States? |url=https://www.locationscloud.com/intelligence-reports/mcdonalds-usa/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Locations Cloud}}</ref> Besides food services, McDonald's offers other services and product with their own AI assistant named Olivia and the McDonald's App. | ||
McDonald's is part of several organizations, | McDonald's is part of several organizations and partnerships, like the [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Restaurant_Association National Restaurant Association], [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=International_Franchise_Association International Franchise Association] and [https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/mcd-google-cloud-announce-partnership.html google cloud partnership.] | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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|McDonald's Inida Leak | |McDonald's Inida Leak | ||
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|https://hackernoon.com/mcdonalds-india-is-leaking-2-2-million-users-data-d5758b2eb3f8 | |https://hackernoon.com/mcdonalds-india-is-leaking-2-2-million-users-data-d5758b2eb3f8 | ||
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|McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack | |McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack | ||
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| | |McDonald's was hacked in Taiwan, US (though very minimal impact) and South Korea that included customers emails, phone numbers, and delivery addresses. Details for this lawsuits remain space, however the company did report of it not being ransomware and collaborating with authorities on the issue. | ||
|https://cyberscoop.com/mcdonalds-hack-korea-taiwan-customers/ | |https://cyberscoop.com/mcdonalds-hack-korea-taiwan-customers/ | ||
https://www. | https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach | ||
https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/359862/personal-data-exposed-in-mcdonalds-data-breach | |||
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| | |McDonald's fined for storing customer's data | ||
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| | |Hackers access personal data of 4.87 million customers due to McDonald's containing backup files of customers and not removing files after data retention period expired. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-05 |title=McDonald’s Korea fined $540k over data breach |url=https://qsrmedia.asia/legal/news/mcdonalds-korea-fined-540k-over-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=QSR Media Asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=McDonald's Korea fined 696 million won for breach of customers' personal data |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/03/22/business/industry/McDonalds-McDonalds-Korea-personal-information/20230322173615661.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Korea JoonAng Daily}}</ref> | ||
|https:// | |McDonald's was fined 696 million wan ($532,110 ) | ||
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| | |NOTE TO SELF: CREATE INCIDENT | ||
|https://www.zataz.com/a-hacker-exposes-critical-mcdonalds-flaws-behind-a-simple-nugget-hunt/ | |https://www.zataz.com/a-hacker-exposes-critical-mcdonalds-flaws-behind-a-simple-nugget-hunt/ | ||
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| | |McDelivery orders Data Breach in South Korea | ||
|2021 | |2021 | ||
|https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/mcdelivery-customers-serve-mcdonalds-class-action-lawsuit-after-data-breach/ | |Customers who placed an McDelivery order in South Korea were affected by an data breach that exposes customers’ addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Jessy |date=2021-10-07 |title=McDelivery Customers Serve McDonald’s Class Action Lawsuit After Data Breach |url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/mcdelivery-customers-serve-mcdonalds-class-action-lawsuit-after-data-breach/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Top Class Action}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaak |first=Erin |date=2021-10-07 |title=McDonald’s Hit with Class Action Over April 2021 Data Breach [DISMISSED] |url=https://www.classaction.org/blog/mcdonalds-hit-with-class-action-over-april-2021-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=ClassAction}}</ref> | ||
| | |Case was dropped, both agreed to cover their own cost, however settlement agreements are unknown. | ||
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== | ==See also== | ||
* [[7-Eleven]] | |||
* [[Domino's]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:21, 6 February 2026
McDonald's
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1940-05-15 |
| Legal Structure | Public |
| Industry | Food |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/home.html |
Founded in 1940 by Richard and Maurie McDonald, McDonald's Corporation is an American fast food restaurant chain with a net worth of $230.52 billion and owning 36,500 stores across 100 countries.[1] Besides food services, McDonald's offers other services and product with their own AI assistant named Olivia and the McDonald's App.
McDonald's is part of several organizations and partnerships, like the National Restaurant Association, International Franchise Association and google cloud partnership.
Consumer-impact summary
- Privacy Concerns
- Security Vulnerabilities
- Holding security risks from public
Incidents
https://riskpundit.com/tag/mcdonalds/
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/mcd-google-cloud-announce-partnership.html (google partnership official)
Lawsuits
| Controversy | Year | Background Info | Aftermath |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's McLibel Trial | Longest trial in british history | McDonald's was found guilty | |
| McDonald's violation of Illinois data protection law | 2021 | On July 20. Carpenter filled a class action lawsuit against McDonald's for collection of customers voice prints without prior consent. McDonald's attempted to dismiss the claim, arguing any voice data collected didn't meet criteria for an voiceprint because it doesn't identify an individual, however the dismissal was denied. [4][5] | Still in progress |
| McDelivery orders Data Breach in South Korea | 2021 | Customers who placed an McDelivery order in South Korea were affected by an data breach that exposes customers’ addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. [6] [7] | Case was dropped, both agreed to cover their own cost, however settlement agreements are unknown. |
| 2025 | On December 23, Mcdonalds | https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/mcdonalds-sued-over-mcrib-ingredients/ |
See also
References
- ↑ "How Many McDonald's Restaurants Are There in the United States?". Locations Cloud. 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "McDonald's Korea fined $540k over data breach". QSR Media Asia. 2026-02-05. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "McDonald's Korea fined 696 million won for breach of customers' personal data". Korea JoonAng Daily. 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Blakey, John (2021-05-28). "Carpenter v. McDonald's Corporation (1:21-cv-02906)". Court Listener. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "McDonald's seeks ban to forbid confidential consumer information disclosure in voice data lawsuit". PogowasRight. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Edwards, Jessy (2021-10-07). "McDelivery Customers Serve McDonald's Class Action Lawsuit After Data Breach". Top Class Action. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Shaak, Erin (2021-10-07). "McDonald's Hit with Class Action Over April 2021 Data Breach [DISMISSED]". ClassAction. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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