Well-done hack flames 3.2M Burger King Russia users
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Burger King acknowledged the situation in October 2024, confirming no financial or passport data was affected. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); “The data of Burger King restaurant chain customers may also be among those affected by the attack,” the company told Russian news service TASS. “Burger King confirms that the personal data being verified does not include payment details: public transaction information is not transmitted or stored by third parties.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Burger King acknowledged the situation in October 2024, confirming no financial or passport data was affected.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); “The data of Burger King restaurant chain customers may also be among those affected by the attack,” the company told Russian news service TA
- ▪“Burger King confirms that the personal data being verified does not include payment details: public transaction information is not transmitted or stored by third parties.
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| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:13:00 +0200 |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); cyber-crime Well-done hack flames 3.2M Burger King Russia users HIBP confirms cybercrims stuck a straw into marketing reservoir, sucking up six-years of leaky Whopper secrets Connor Jones Connor Jones Cybersecurity reporter Published tue 22 Sep 2026 // 15:13 UTC READ MORE EU datacenter green scorecard finally escapes Brussels 41 minutes ago Register reader hit with surprise bill after Microsoft portals disagreed 1 hour ago Civo plots 40 edge datacenters to power Britain's sovereign AI 2…
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