Pizza Hut: Difference between revisions

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>