McDonald’s in Korea was fined 696 million won (just over $532,000) because hackers were able to steal the personal data of 4.87 million customers due to the company’s careless data management. In this respect informs Yonhap News Agency.
According to the agency, the Personal Information Protection Commission has fined the Korean branch of the American fast food chain in addition to a fine for the data breach.
The publication noted that the Korean division failed to provide an adequate level of information protection. At the same time, a backup file with information about clients remained, which hackers found access to.
As a result, the personal data of more than 4.87 million customers was hacked and fell into the hands of attackers. It was also found that McDonald’s Korea did not destroy the personal data of more than 766,000 customers whose data retention period has expired.
March 15, Head of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation Maksut Shadayev reportedHe stated that the final draft of the bill on turnover penalties for leaking personal data is ready. According to Shadayev, the Ministry of Digital Development hopes that the evaluation of the draft version on the profile committee’s site will begin in April.