Cybersecurity incident — 2023-01-18 00:00:00
Affected organization: Yum! Brands
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Management of Companies and Enterprises
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Yum! Brands, the fast food brand operator of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill fast-food restaurant chains, is targeted by a ransomware attack that forces the closure of 300 locations in the United Kingdom.