"McDonald’s Suffers Data Breach"
McDonald's was impacted by a data breach that affected customers and employees in South Korea and Taiwan and company operations in the United States. The breach, which was first reported Friday, was the result of a cyberattack. Hackers who broke into the computer system of McDonald's Corp. accessed only a small number of files before their intrusion was detected. During their period of unauthorized access, cybercriminals stole personal information belonging to delivery customers in Taiwan and South Korea. Information accessed and pilfered included customer emails, phone numbers, and addresses. Employee information stolen by the hackers included the names and contact information of McDonald's workers in Taiwan. No customer payment details were accessed or stolen in the attack. In the United States, hackers were able to access some business contact details for employees and franchisees. They also compromised restaurant data that included seating capacities and the size of play areas measured in square feet. McDonald's said no data belonging to US customers were affected and that the exposed employee information did not include any personal or sensitive data. McDonald's did not disclose exactly how many files were exposed or the number of people who were affected by the data breach. The data breach was detected by external consultants hired by McDonald's to investigate an incidence of unauthorized activity on an internal security system.