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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.

Founded in May 15, 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, [https://mcdelivery.co.in/bug-bounty bug bounty hunter program] (only in India), McDelivery, and the McDonald's App.

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.]

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|https://thehackernews.com/2010/12/hackers-steal-mcdonalds-customer-data.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/12/14/132056338/mcdonald-s-loses-customer-information-in-database-breach

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|McDonald's Driving Intercom Hack

|2016

|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-07 |title=McDonald’s Drive-Thru Intercom Wireless Frequency System Hacked |url=https://hackread.com/mcdonalds-drive-thru-intercom-wireless-frequency-system-hacked/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Hackread}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-06 |title=North Carolina McDonald’s Drive-Thru Intercom Hacked |url=https://wzakcleveland.com/3729019/north-carolina-mcdonalds-drive-thru-intercom-hacked/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=93.1 WZAMK}}</ref>

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~~|https://hackread.com/mcdonalds-drive-thru-intercom-wireless-frequency-system-hacked/~~

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|McDonald's Inida Leak

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|McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack

|2021

~~|On June 11,~~

|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 limited, however the company did report of it not being ransomware and collaborating with authorities on the issue. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyngaas |first=Sean |date=2021-06-11 |title=McDonald’s discloses hack of customer data in South Korea and Taiwan |url=https://cyberscoop.com/mcdonalds-hack-korea-taiwan-customers/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Cyberscoop}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=McDonald's Corp suffers data breach |url=https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Security Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sabet |first=Keumars |date=2021-06-14 |title=Personal data exposed in McDonald’s data breach |url=https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/359862/personal-data-exposed-in-mcdonalds-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-01 |website=ITpro}}</ref>

~~|https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/mcdonalds-cyberattack-exposes-data-in-the-us-and-south-korea/~~

|The hacker's have not been caught, as this is still an ongoing issue.

~~https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/11/business/mcdonalds-data-breach~~

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~~|McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack~~

|

|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://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

|2023

|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>

|McDonald's was fined 696 million wan ($532,110 )

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|McDonald's India McDelivery Security Vulnerability

|2024

|Going by an alias Eaton, discovered an vulnerability that leaked costumers names, email addresses, phone numbers. vehicle numbers, profile pictures, and allowed tracking real-time location of their deliveries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-19 |title=I’m Lovin’ It: Exploiting McDonald’s APIs to hijack deliveries and order food for a penny |url=https://eaton-works.com/2024/12/19/mcdelivery-india-hack/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=EatonWorks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Derek |date=2024-12-23 |title=McDonalds delivery customers put at risk by possible data breach |url=https://derektmckinney.com/mcdonalds-delivery-customers-put-at-risk-by-possible-data-breach/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=derektmckinney}}</ref>

|McDonald's Fixed the issue on August 23. On November 13, through their bounty program, sent Eaton an $240 amazon gift-card.

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|;)

|2025

|NOTE TO SELF: CREATE INCIDENT

|https://www.zataz.com/a-hacker-exposes-critical-mcdonalds-flaws-behind-a-simple-nugget-hunt/

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~~https://riskpundit.com/tag/mcdonalds/~~

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~~https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/mcd-google-cloud-announce-partnership.html (google partnership official)~~

==Lawsuits==

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!Controversy

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|McDonald's ~~McLibel Trial~~

|McDonald's Libre trial

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|Longest trial in british history

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==See also==

* [[7-Eleven]]

*[[7-Eleven]]

* [[Domino's]]

*[[Domino's]]

==References==

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 |Logo=McDonald's Golden Arches.svg.webp}}
-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.
+Founded in May 15, 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, [https://mcdelivery.co.in/bug-bounty bug bounty hunter program] (only in India), McDelivery, and the McDonald's App.
 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.]
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 |https://thehackernews.com/2010/12/hackers-steal-mcdonalds-customer-data.html
 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/12/14/132056338/mcdonald-s-loses-customer-information-in-database-breach
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-|2014
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 |McDonald's Driving Intercom Hack
 |2016
+|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-07 |title=McDonald’s Drive-Thru Intercom Wireless Frequency System Hacked |url=https://hackread.com/mcdonalds-drive-thru-intercom-wireless-frequency-system-hacked/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Hackread}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-06 |title=North Carolina McDonald’s Drive-Thru Intercom Hacked |url=https://wzakcleveland.com/3729019/north-carolina-mcdonalds-drive-thru-intercom-hacked/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=93.1 WZAMK}}</ref>
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-|https://hackread.com/mcdonalds-drive-thru-intercom-wireless-frequency-system-hacked/
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 |McDonald's Inida Leak
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 |https://hackernoon.com/mcdonalds-india-is-leaking-2-2-million-users-data-d5758b2eb3f8
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-|
+|McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack
 |2021
-|On June 11,
+|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 limited, however the company did report of it not being ransomware and collaborating with authorities on the issue. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyngaas |first=Sean |date=2021-06-11 |title=McDonald’s discloses hack of customer data in South Korea and Taiwan |url=https://cyberscoop.com/mcdonalds-hack-korea-taiwan-customers/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Cyberscoop}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=McDonald's Corp suffers data breach |url=https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/95404-mcdonalds-corp-suffers-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Security Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sabet |first=Keumars |date=2021-06-14 |title=Personal data exposed in McDonald’s data breach |url=https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/359862/personal-data-exposed-in-mcdonalds-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-01 |website=ITpro}}</ref>
-|https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/mcdonalds-cyberattack-exposes-data-in-the-us-and-south-korea/
+|The hacker's have not been caught, as this is still an ongoing issue.
-https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/11/business/mcdonalds-data-breach
-|-
-|McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack
-|
-|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://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
 |-
 |McDonald's fined for storing customer's data
 |2023
 |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>
 |McDonald's was fined 696 million wan ($532,110 )
+|-
+|McDonald's India McDelivery Security Vulnerability
+|2024
+|Going by an alias Eaton, discovered an vulnerability that leaked costumers names, email addresses, phone numbers. vehicle numbers, profile pictures, and  allowed tracking real-time location of their deliveries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-19 |title=I’m Lovin’ It: Exploiting McDonald’s APIs to hijack deliveries and order food for a penny |url=https://eaton-works.com/2024/12/19/mcdelivery-india-hack/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=EatonWorks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Derek |date=2024-12-23 |title=McDonalds delivery customers put at risk by possible data breach |url=https://derektmckinney.com/mcdonalds-delivery-customers-put-at-risk-by-possible-data-breach/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=derektmckinney}}</ref>
+|McDonald's Fixed the issue on August 23. On November 13, through their bounty program, sent Eaton an $240 amazon gift-card.
 |-
 |;)
 |2025
 |NOTE TO SELF: CREATE INCIDENT
 |https://www.zataz.com/a-hacker-exposes-critical-mcdonalds-flaws-behind-a-simple-nugget-hunt/
 |}
+{| class="wikitable"
-https://riskpundit.com/tag/mcdonalds/
+|+
+|}
-https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/mcd-google-cloud-announce-partnership.html (google partnership official)
 ==Lawsuits==
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+
 !Controversy
 !Year
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 !Aftermath
 |-
-|McDonald's McLibel Trial
+|McDonald's Libre trial
 |
 |Longest trial in british history
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 ==See also==
-* [[7-Eleven]]
+*[[7-Eleven]]
-* [[Domino's]]
+*[[Domino's]]
 ==References==