{"id":599419,"date":"2023-01-20T06:49:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T12:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/kfc-pizza-hut-parent-shuts-uk-restaurants-after-cyber-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T06:49:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T12:49:34","slug":"kfc-pizza-hut-parent-shuts-uk-restaurants-after-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/kfc-pizza-hut-parent-shuts-uk-restaurants-after-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"KFC, Pizza Hut parent shuts UK restaurants after cyber attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content-header\">\n<h2>A ransomware attack on Yum! Brands, the parent organisation of restaurants including KFC and Pizza Hut, was forced to shut approximately 300 outlets in the UK following a ransomware attack by an unspecified group<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-center\">\n<ul>\n<li><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i data-icon=\"2\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"contributors-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/computerweekly\/Alex-Scroxton-CW-Contributor-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Scroxton\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/contributor\/Alex-Scroxton\">Alex Scroxton,<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Security Editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\tPublished: <span>19 Jan 2023 14:32<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"content-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yum.com\/wps\/portal\/yumbrands\/Yumbrands\">Yum! Brands<\/a>, the organisation behind iconic restaurant and fast food franchises including KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, was forced to close approximately 300 outlets across the UK on Wednesday 18 January following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchsecurity\/definition\/ransomware\">ransomware attack<\/a> by an as-yet unspecified group.<\/p>\n<p>The US-based restaurant operator said that on detecting the incident, it implemented planned response protocols, deployed containment measures to prevent the malware spreading \u2013 including taking certain systems offline \u2013 and implemented enhanced monitoring for further activity.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, it said it had also begun an investigation, engaged cyber security forensics and notified law enforcement in the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLess than 300 restaurants in the United Kingdom were closed for one day, but all stores are now operational,\u201d said a company spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company is actively engaged in fully restoring affected systems, which is expected to be largely complete in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough data was taken from the company\u2019s network and an investigation is ongoing, at this stage there is no evidence that customer databases were stolen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this incident caused temporary disruption, the company is aware of no other restaurant disruptions and does not expect this event to have a material adverse impact on its business, operations or financial results,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rapid7.com\/\">Rapid7<\/a> senior vice-president and chief scientist Raj Samani commented: \u201cWhilst it\u2019s premature to see the full extent of the ransomware attack, targeting the availability of systems is a tactic that has been extremely popular among threat actors over the past couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw it last week with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252529095\/Royal-Mail-overseas-services-hit-by-major-cyber-attack\">the attack on Royal Mail<\/a>, and even though it seems that Yum! Brands was able to able to quickly recover operationally, businesses being closed and operations unavailable, particularly across 300 stores, can have significant financial and reputational impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a positive note, Yum! Brands confirmed there was no evidence customer databases were stolen. However, from our own research we know that other file categories are often stolen by threat actors \u2013 for example, finance and accounting files, which is included in 63% of ransomware data disclosures,\u201d said Samani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the investigation continues, we would encourage the sharing of indicators of the attack such that it can benefit the defences of other organisations to mitigate future incidents targeting other companies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Yum! Brands incident joins a growing list of ransomware victims so far in 2023, demonstrating that there has been no let-up in attack volumes.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the more high-profile UK victims have included Royal Mail, which is recovering its international export services following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252529173\/LockBit-cartel-suspected-of-Royal-Mail-cyber-attack\">suspected LockBit attack<\/a>, and <em>The Guardian<\/em> newspaper, which was hit just before Christmas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252529098\/Guardian-confirms-Christmas-2022-cyber-attack-was-ransomware\">and is still dealing with the impact a month on<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims to be disclosed so far this year include a number of UK schools and universities, which were collectively hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252528931\/Vice-Society-cyber-gang-targeted-multiple-UK-schools\">by the Vice Society ransomware operation<\/a>, while last December\u2019s attack on Rackspace, which disrupted hosted Exchange services for thousands, was revealed this month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchsecurity\/news\/252528944\/Rackspace-Ransomware-actor-accessed-27-customers-data\">to be the work of the Play ransomware group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"DigDeeperSplash\">\n<h4>\n\t\t\t<i data-icon=\"m\"><\/i>Read more on Hackers and cybercrime prevention<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchsecurity\/answer\/Whats-the-difference-between-extortionware-and-ransomware\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/searchMidmarketSecurity\/security_risks\/midmarketsecurity_article_004_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/searchMidmarketSecurity\/security_risks\/midmarketsecurity_article_004_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg 960w,https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/searchMidmarketSecurity\/security_risks\/midmarketsecurity_article_004.jpg 1280w\" alt ><\/p>\n<h5>What is extortionware? How does it differ from ransomware?<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/onlineImages\/froehlich_andrew.jpg\" alt=\"AndrewFroehlich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><span>By: <span>Andrew\u00a0Froehlich<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchsecurity\/news\/252499899\/Rise-in-ransom-payments-may-fuel-more-dangerous-attacks\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/ransomware-attack-computer-adobe_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/ransomware-attack-computer-adobe_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg 960w,https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/German\/article\/ransomware-attack-computer-adobe.jpg 1280w\" alt ><\/p>\n<h5>Rise in ransom payments may fuel more dangerous attacks<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/onlineimages\/waldman_arielle.jpg\" alt=\"ArielleWaldman\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><span>By: <span>Arielle\u00a0Waldman<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchsecurity\/news\/252499257\/McAfee-PowerShell-threats-grew-208-in-Q4-2020\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/ComputerWeekly\/Hero Images\/growth-strategy-graph-adobe_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/ComputerWeekly\/Hero%20Images\/growth-strategy-graph-adobe_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg 960w,https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/ComputerWeekly\/Hero%20Images\/growth-strategy-graph-adobe.jpg 1280w\" alt ><\/p>\n<h5>McAfee: PowerShell threats grew 208% in Q4 2020<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/onlineImages\/culafi_alexander.jpg\" alt=\"AlexanderCulafi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><span>By: <span>Alexander\u00a0Culafi<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"DigDeeperItem-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchsecurity\/news\/252488454\/Big-ransomware-attacks-overshadowing-other-alarming-trends\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/search400\/iseries_security_plan\/search400_article_031_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/search400\/iseries_security_plan\/search400_article_031_searchsitetablet_520X173.jpg 960w,https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/visuals\/search400\/iseries_security_plan\/search400_article_031.jpg 1280w\" alt ><\/p>\n<h5>Big ransomware attacks overshadowing other alarming trends<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/onlineImages\/culafi_alexander.jpg\" alt=\"AlexanderCulafi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><span>By: <span>Alexander\u00a0Culafi<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252529373\/KFC-Pizza-Hut-parent-shuts-UK-restaurants-after-cyber-attack\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Buffy Catt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ransomware attack on Yum! Brands, the parent organisation of restaurants including KFC and Pizza Hut, was forced to shut approximately 300 outlets in the UK following a ransomware attack by an unspecified group By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 19 Jan 2023 14:32 Yum! 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