Hackers Breach McDonald's South Korea, Taiwan Data: WSJ

Hackers stole data from McDonald's Corp's MCD systems in markets including the U.S., South Korea, and Taiwan based on an internal security system investigation, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The breach disclosed some business contact information for U.S. employees and franchisees, including restaurant seating capacity and the square footage of play areas.
It did not involve any U.S. customer data breach. The employee data exposed wasn't sensitive or personal.
McDonald's advised employees and franchisees to monitor phishing emails.
The attackers stole customer emails, phone numbers, and addresses for delivery customers in South Korea and Taiwan.
Hackers also stole employee information, including names and contact information, in Taiwan. The breach did not include customer payment information.
The South Korea and Taiwan divisions notified Asian regulators and will contact customers and employees.
The divisions will also notify some South African and Russian employees regarding possible unauthorized access to their information. The investigation had identified those countries too.
The restaurant business remained undisrupted by the breach and did not involve a ransomware attack.
Recently meat company JBS SA had to pay their attackers to regain data and operational control.
McDonald's said it had cybersecurity investment ramp-up in recent years helped to counter the recent attack. It had cut off hackers' access to data immediately after it identified the breach.
McDonald's told WSJ it would incorporate the investigation findings and security resources input to beef up its security measures.
Price action: MCD shares traded higher by 0.98% at $236.90 on the last check Friday.

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