Ransomware attack hits nearly 300 fast food restaurants, including KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut

guest · Jan 19, 2023

By Alexander Martin @AlexMartin - January 19, 2023

A ransomware attack closed nearly 300 fast-food restaurants in the United Kingdom, according to a statement from Yum! Brands published late Wednesday evening.
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Yum! Brands, an American company which owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, stated “certain information technology systems” were impacted in the incident.

Data was taken from the company’s network, the statement confirmed. It added that the investigation is ongoing and that “at this stage, there is no evidence that customer databases were stolen.”
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“Less than 300 restaurants in the United Kingdom were closed for one day, but all stores are now operational,” the company stated, adding that it was “actively engaged in fully restoring affected systems, which is expected to be largely complete in the coming days.”
It is not clear when the actual incident took place nor how long it has taken Yum! in total to restore the affected systems.
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