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McDonald's was victim to a data breach that exposed customer data for South Korean and Taiwanese users. | [[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. | ||
==The Incident == | ==<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== | ||
On June 11, 2021 The | 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> | ||
==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. | ||
===[Company]'s response=== | ===[Company]'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 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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Revision as of 20:58, 24 March 2026
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.
[1]The Incident
On June 11, 2021 The 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. [2]
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
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
- ↑ "McDonald's Says Hackers Breached Data in Taiwan, South Korea". Security Week. 2021-06-11.
{{cite journal}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ↑ 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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