McDonald's Possible Hit by Data Breach

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McDonald's Corp, the iconic fast-food restaurant, has been hit by a data breach leading to stolen in the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan.   The exact nature of the data breach has not been disclosed. According to Wall Street Journal, the leak includes certain business contact information of U.S. employees along with franchisees and restaurant information such as seating capacity and square footage.   Customer data from the United States was not leaked, but data from South Korea and Taiwan was. In Taiwan, the attack also resulted in the loss of personnel data, such as names and contact information.  McDonald’s said, "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".  The cyberattack was discovere...

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