Burger King Japan data breach exposes 11 million customer records
Burger King Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of global fast-food giant Burger King, disclosed a major data breach after attackers accessed a server containing 11.18 million customer records.
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The real headline for me was that 11 million people in Japan visited a BK.
Plot twist: it was only twenty guys, but they really like BK.
Anyway this is a good example of why to never install apps from various chains and co's. Even if the app doesn't sell you out on purpose, which it prob also does, the standards are low for these shovelware apps.
Safest data is data you don't provide.
What kind of customer records does BK have?
It's in the article.
I might have made some of those up but the rest is legit.
Imagine a world where every app and website asks for and stores all kinds of information about you they don't need. It's crazy but just imagine. Birthdate, address, phone number, what kind of phone you have, what time of day you come to your nearest store, if you have anyone who regularly eats with you And whether they're a child or adult...you could do some pretty scary stuff in real or digital life with that.