Security News > 2023 > January > Ransomware gang steals data from KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut brand owner
Yum! Brands, the fast food brand operator of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill fast-food restaurant chains, has been targeted by a ransomware attack that forced the closure of 300 locations in the United Kingdom.
Yum! Brands operates 53,000 restaurants across 155 countries and territories, with over $5 billion in total assets and $1.3 billion in yearly net profit.
"Promptly upon detection of the incident, the Company initiated response protocols, including deploying containment measures such as taking certain systems offline and implementing enhanced monitoring technology," Yum! Brands explained in a press statement.
Yum! Brands has confirmed that data was stolen in the attack but sees no evidence that customer information has been exposed.
"Although data was taken from the company's network and an investigation is ongoing, at this stage, there is no evidence that customer databases were stolen," reads the Yum! Brands announcement.
In an 8-K form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Yum! Brands assured investors the ransomware attack would cause no notable negative financial impact.