KFC Parent And Pizza Hut Dihantam Ransomware Hacker Forced To Close Hundreds Of Restaurants!

Yum Brands, the parent company of Pizza Hut,AM Bell, and KFC, was the victim of a ransomware attack (photo: Jason Yuen / Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Yum Brands, the parent company of Pizza Hut,AM Bell, and KFC, yesterday confirmed they were victims of a ransomware attack that forced them to close hundreds of locations in the UK.

In a statement, the company said hackers could access certain information technology systems, but customer data was still safe, aka no hackers had stolen.

The incident was detected earlier this week. Yum Brands said ransomware attacks had an impact on certain information technology systems. Creating several offline company systems. As a result, about 300 restaurants in Great Britain have been closed for 24 hours.

"While this incident caused temporary disruption, the company realized there were no other restaurant disruptions and did not expect this incident to have a negative impact on its business, operations, or financial results," said Yum Brands.

Although ransomware attacks largely only affect company operations in the UK, Yum Brands said it had notified US federal law enforcement as the investigation continued.

Launching TechCrunch, Friday, January 20, Yum Brands revealed an unidentified intruder responsible for a ransomware attack stealing data from the company's network, he said, there was no evidence that customer data had been stolen.

However, it's unclear whether the company has technical means, such as logs, to determine what specific data is extracted. It's also unclear when ransomware attacks started or how the company's systems were initially compromised.